Trimble Agriculture

MARCH 24, 2025

These hired and contract farm workers perform essential daily tasks needed to keep a successful farm running, such as caring for livestock, working in the fields, and maintaining farm machinery. But the farm labor workforce pool is shrinking , and has been for decades.

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AGRIVI

JUNE 7, 2023

We may have washed our hands, used clean kitchenware, and cooked our meals to the correct temperature, but is that enough to be sure that the food we’re eating is safe? Keeping food safe is a complex process that starts on the farm and ends with the consumer.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

While contract farming, or “factory farming,” has been exposed in the media for being exploitative of animals, the farmers who sign contracts with companies like Tyson, Perdue or other big players in animal agriculture also find themselves backed into a financial corner. We flip rocks until we can’t flip anymore.”

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

In addition to sharing their stories and insights, the people we interviewed had a lot of helpful advice—both for farmers hoping to change the way they farm and for non-farmers who are interested in where their food comes from. Read about how contract farming affects mental health , from Paula’s perspective.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

Murphy Family Farms (later bought by Smithfield Foods) helped out with the loan needed to get started. Animal Outlook, an organization that helps farmers transition out of contract farming, has a general blueprint it uses to help farms transition, but the actual steps vary, because each farmer has different circumstances.

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Cropaia

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Effective risk management is crucial for ensuring sustainable production, food security, and profitability. Some platforms even facilitate contract farming agreements, securing fair prices in advance and reducing uncertainty. This can improve food security and economic stability in an increasingly unpredictable world.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 12, 2024

Rationalized as a way to feed more people, large CAFOs are pervasive in our food system. Ultimately, contract farming has caused many producers to lose their farms. full_link READ MORE Find more stories of farmers transitioning out of contract farming here. A large CAFO is at least 1,000 “animal units.”An

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