Milked : how an American crisis brought together Midwestern dairy farmers and Mexican workers / Ruth Conniff.

"A compelling portrayal by the veteran journalist of the lives of dairy farming communities on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border and the surprising connections between them"-- Provided by publisher.

In the Midwest, Mexican workers have become critically important to the survival of rural areas and small towns - and to the individual farmers who rely on their work. Undocumented immigrants, mostly from Mexico, account for an estimated 80 percent of employees on the dairy farms of western Wisconsin. Coniff introduces us to the migrants and their employers. She shows how two crises-- a record-breaking rate of farm bankruptcies in the Upper Midwest, and the contentious politics around immigration - are changing the landscape of rural America.-- Adapted from jacket.

New York : The New Press, 2022.

viii, 292 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-286).

Introduction -- Road Trip to Mexico -- Roberto and Kevin Tecpile -- John Rosenow -- Shaun Duvall -- Blanca Hernández and Fatima Tepole -- Bill Traun, Dana Allen Tully, and Nora Lindstrom -- Stan Linder and Clara Panzo -- Emanuel Montalvo Tzanahua: The Barber of Arcadiac -- Jaziz Hernández and Chris Weisenbeck -- Blandina Hernández -- Ezekiel Sanchez -- Tommy Johnson and Lulys Montero Valdez -- Waumandee Spring -- Christine Neumann-Ortiz -- Sarah Lloyd -- Jim Goodman and Russ Feingold -- The Future of Farming -- Luis Rey -- Epilogue.