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  • Look at any message board, online chat or bring up finding an employee at any rural coffee shop, and you'll get the same response: Good help is hard to find. (JJ Gouin, Getty Images)

    Ag Help Wanted

    Good Help Is Hard To Find

    Changing demographics and generational shifts make attracting agriculture employees a challenge.

  • Ron Heller (left), who has been part of Gaynor Cranberry Co. for more than five decades, goes over the daily schedule with business manager Heidi Slinkman. (Mark Moore)

    Hire the Right Employee for Your Operation

    Find the Right Fit

    Recruiting employees is more than just filling vacancies.

  • Nic Stapel (left), of Cellanie Farms, Waunakee, Wisconsin, is learning about organic farming from Marbleseed mentor Harriet Behar. (Courtesy of Marbleseed)

    Mentorship Programs Connect Experienced Farmers with Beginners

    Mentorships Cultivate New Farmers

    Mentorship programs provide crucial knowledge transfer as agriculture faces an aging workforce.

  • Kansas rancher Matt Perrier keeps good records on his herd to have the information needed when it is time to sell calves. (Joel Reichenberger)

    Cattle Prices Expected to Remain Strong

    The State of the Cattle Industry

    Cattle producers are enjoying a prolonged up cycle in the beef industry as a shrinking supply of animals keep prices strong. Lessons learned from previous cycles have producers taking steps to limit their risk while taking advantage of higher revenue.

  • Precision sprayers make thousands of decisions per second as they hunt weeds and soon correct new agronomic deficiencies on the go. (Photo provided by Deere and Company)

    Sense and Act Technology Brings Sharper Precision to Spraying

    Sharp Eye on Precision

    Sense and act technology brings targeted application, speed and more to the art of crop production.

  • Transportable Storm-Damage Tool Box (Illustration by Ray E. Watkins Jr.)

    Handy Devices

    Box for the Storm

    Easy-to-build ideas make your work easier. Readers send in helpful solutions to farm and ranch problems.

  • Mark Glessner did a lot of building all at once to bring his maintenance and storage facilities together in one place. (Mark Moore)

    Bring It All Together

    America's Best Shops: Bring It All Together

    Mark Glessner put up several buildings to bring most of his maintenance work to one location. 

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