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Johannes and Anthonia Verhaar also face up to six years in prison.

Senate bill Includes H-2A visa program for dairies.

Georgia's immigration bill will hit farmers where it hurts.

Gov. Nathan Deal on Tuesday offered what he called a "partial solution" to Georgia's farm labor shortage: put people on criminal probation to work picking fruits and vegetables in South Georgia.

Twenty illegal immigrants indicted, 11 arrested.

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Dairy interests say decision could spawn ‘copycat’ legislation in other states and significantly affect employers who employ undocumented workers.

In some parts of the country hay fields are suffering because of the excessive moisture and cooler-than-normal temperatures have also impacted growth.

Governor says state won’t rest until federal government secures the border and enforces federal immigration laws.

The solution to the immigrant labor crisis lies in comprehensive immigration reform, California group says.

The installation uses four robotic milkers in sequence to prep and attach milker units.

Vermont's congressional delegation is sponsoring companion bills to expand a visa program to allow struggling dairy farmers more access to foreign workers.

How you prepare cows for heat stress and the adjustments made to management and feeding practices can help your herd successfully navigate this challenging time period.

Farmers are growing increasingly concerned about a federal employment verification program that could have vast implications for local agriculture, Santa Cruz County's top industry.Some Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have called for expanding a Department of Homeland Security program known as e-Verify, which allows employers to immediately check, electronically, a worker's employment status against federal immigration databases.But many speculate that the program - if implemented without Congress taking up the politically sensitive task of providing a path to citizenship for immigrant workers - would effectively wipe out the county's, the state's and the nation's agricultural work force.

The price and supply of corn remains Beijing's top food security concern as the country's demand for feed grain and corn-related industrial products continues to rise, analysts say.

Producers may be eligible for payments for livestock losses in bad weather and wildfires.

Senate bill would give dairy operators opportunity to use H-2A visa program.

One of the goals of our farm has been to build milk quality every year. We do this by building on the fundamentals and focusing on the little things.

Controlling variation requires that employees clearly understand the goals of the dairy.

Online tool allows workers to check their own employment eligibility status.

With expected higher prices for inputs, have a plan to get the most out of your fertilizer dollars for pastures.

Limited supply, renewed demand push prices to near-record level

10 tips to become a better manager.

Florida doesn't have an Arizona-style immigration law yet, but mention the possibility and you'll hear a lot of anxious sighs. Business owners, economic experts and tourist officials say measures before the Florida Legislature might taint the state's image, dampen tourism, complicate hiring and further strain businesses.

Su empleado ha nacido en Méjico y ha trabajado en su finca durante los últimos quince años. Es un gran trabajador y una buena persona. Usted ha visto crecer a sus hijos y es casi como parte de su familia. Un día le cuenta que ingreso al país ilegalmente. ¿Que debe hacer usted?

Immigration compliance often involves hard choices for employers.

Benton County dairy farmer admits he knowingly hired illegal workers.

DeLaval has introduced its prototype robotic rotary, a 24-stall herringbone configuration that can milk up to 800 cows 2X or 540 cows 3X.

Still trying to nail down a good New Year’s resolution? How about pledging to use less energy on your farm in 2011?

"Homeland security begins with hometown security," Secretary Janet Napolitano says.

The DREAM Act passed by the House of Representatives yesterday does not contain AgJOBS, which suggests passage of either is unlikely.

The 44th annual World Ag Expo 2011 will take place Feb. 8 to 10 at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, Calif., with 1,600 exhibitors on 2.6 million sq. ft. of show grounds.

The grain market in Chicago on Monday kicked off the week with a strong rally amid increased demand around the world, with corn rising the most in three weeks, and wheat and soybean rebounding from the prior slumps.

It's a pretty safe bet that more corn was harvested last week in North Dakota and Minnesota than in any other seven-day stretch in the states' histories, crop watchers say.According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a full third of North Dakota's near-record corn crop and 30 percent of Minnesota's record corn crop came off in the week ended Saturday.Because both states have more corn than just about ever before, such a pace likely is a record, experts say.By Saturday, 77 percent of Minnesota's corn was harvested, up from 47 percent Oct 17 and 41 percent by Oct. 24 in the five-year average. A year ago, only 6 percent of the crop was harvested at this date.

Farm Journal Media has a diverse line up of co-located events and programs as well as breakout sessions.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the corn harvest was 68 percent complete and had increased its pace judging by its historic average.

Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested two dairy farm owners in Michigan Wednesday.

In fiscal year 2010, ICE set a record for overall removals of illegal aliens

Employees might not be who they say they are.

With today’s largely Hispanic work crews, finding a midlevel manager to lead the team is never easy.

Every morning at 4, Jim and Greg Moes meet in their office at their dairy’s new milking center to plan the day’s activities. It’s quieter then, before feed wagons and skid steers and milk trucks roar through the operation.

Jerry Kozak, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), is a road warrior. He has logged some 35,000 air miles to give 20 presentations on NMPF’s Foundation for the Future plan for revamping U.S. dairy policy.

The Pew Hispanic Center estimates illegal immigrants total 11.1 million in the United States, the lowest number since 2005.