…Daniel Massey launched the Newcastle Foundry in Ontario, Canada, producing some of the world’s first mechanical threshers. These devices separated grain from stalks—an essential but once backbreaking task. Above: A…
Senate Bill 628 provides Tax Credit for Agricultural Employers
Farm labor Weeding a Field Shutterstock Image CA Senator Shannon Grove has proposed Senate Bill 628 to provide a tax credit for agricultural employers to cover overtime wages for farm…
American Agriculture History Minute: Mechanical Corn Shellers Introduced
…by hand – was a difficult one for families, and the process normally was a community affair, family and friends gathering together for a shelling bee. Mechanical corn shellers were…
American Agriculture History Minute: Corn, and Corn Shelling
…By the way, this process is where the old saying, “hands as rough as a cob”, was born. Mechanical corn shellers were introduced in the 1800s as a means to…
American Agriculture History Minute: Ohio State University Founded
…university under the Morrill Act of 1862. And the name Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College. Initially it was thought one of Ohio’s two existing universities. Ohio University and Miami University,…
American Agriculture History Minute: Land-Grant University Established in Columbus Ohio
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Ohio State University was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university under the Morrill Agricultural and Mechanical College. Initially…
World Ag Expo® Announces 2025 Top-10 New Product Contest Winners
…to create an unrivaled weed control solution for row crops. The new agreement sees the two manufacturers co-develop new weeding technology and products, integrating electrical weeding into precision-guided toolbar systems,…
Automation at FIRA Tackles Labor Challenges in Agriculture
…in California. One example discussed was a case study conducted with the grower Braga Fresh, which compared costs between manual weeding and the use of automation. In the first year,…
Automation Takes Center Stage at FIRA USA Event
…by streamlining operations. In an interview after, he explained that automation extends beyond driverless tractors, with applications in spraying, mowing, weeding, and harvesting. “Maybe not so obvious is automation of…
UC ANR Releases First Manual on Olive Oil Production
…the key to superior oil. With nearly 37,000 acres of oil olives planted in California, the manual addresses the rapid growth of the industry. Mechanical pruning and super-high-density planting systems…
Economic Template and AgTech Assist Platform from Western Growers
…build. Now it’s a matter of sourcing out the data in your operation so you know exactly what you’re paying for labor and exactly what it’s being used for, weeding,…
Taking a Measured Approach to New Raisin Varieties
…hourly rates, as they are paying higher wages than their global competition, Sahatjian said. As a result, producers are minimizing hand labor by increasing mechanization. “Mechanical dry-on-the-vine raisin harvesting and…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 07-31-23
…decline from early expectations, a conversation on workforce development, and considerations for cutting weeding costs in orchards. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more….
California is Experiencing a Shortage of Ag Mechanics Teachers
…of the students that become ag mechanics teachers do not initially plan to follow that path and often specialize in another subject before realizing their potential in the mechanical fields…