Visas expanded for foreign dairy farm workers. But impacts are limited

Farmers said the expansion of the seasonal, time-limited visa is not enough in a primarily year-long industry that hires many undocumented workers.

Fifth-generation No Joke Dairy to host 72nd Wisconsin Farm Technology Days

Redetzkes’ No Joke Dairy is a fifth-generation family farm near Stratford, Wisconsin, proudly owned and operated by Matt and ...
HR Dive

Dairy farm stuck Mexican workers with laborer jobs, calling Americans ‘lazy,’ EEOC says

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit Wednesday against United Pride Dairy, a dairy farm in Phillips, Wisconsin, alleging discrimination against three employees of Mexican ...
Janesville Gazette

New year, new rules: U.S. Department of Labor changes up how migrant farm workers are paid

How migrant farm workers are paid dramatically changed on Jan. 1, with an upending of federal rules by the Trump administration for those who hold H-2A visas, which allow them to work up to 10 months ...
Janesville Gazette

New year, new fear: Wisconsin’s migrant farm workers have long had access to legal and other help. But they may now be less inclined to ask for it

They’ve got more access today, as well, to legal aid and other supports and have access to modern technology to help them both prepare to cross the border before their arrival and to remain connected ...
WTAQ News Talk

PDP Calf Facility Tours to Feature Three Wisconsin Dairy Farms

Tours will provide interactive, inside look at three approaches to raising healthy calves. DAIRY NEWS – Healthy calves are the foundation of a productive dairy herd, but there i ...