With wildfires becoming more frequent in more regions of the U.S., the health hazards of working outdoors in smoky air is an issue for hundreds of thousands of workers – not just those fighting the fires.

“Onboarding" refers to the process in which new hires are integrated into the organization.

Unmet expectations for performance and behavior are likely the greatest stressor for most, if not all, supervisors. A failure to meet animal or crop goals, arriving late for work and skipping an assigned task are all examples of unmet expectations.

Farm safety and personal health go together. The ability to stay safe impacts health; the ability to stay healthy impacts safety.

In my 30-plus years of working with farm families, the negative effects of farm distress on behavioral well-being and brain health have become quite apparent.

Coaching is not about giving you an endless supply of advice and telling you what to do. The goal of any coach is to help short-term and then not be needed anymore.

If you have a short ball-handler on your basketball team, do you make adjustments to your game plan? Sure you do. Why are market principles any different?

We all find ourselves in situations where we need to have tough conversations. No one wants to deal with conflict, yet it's important to remember that productive conversations are still possible, even when it seems like neither side is willing to budge.

Ag wages have seen an increase of seen an average of 15% to 20% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2016, the CDC published data on suicide rates by occupation from 2012 to 2015. It was one of only a few articles that attempted to summarize suicide rates by occupation. This data showed that farmers, ranchers and other agricultural managers had a suicide rate higher than the general population.