…could be available to transfer to a different employer’s labor certification. The data, available on www.farmers.gov/manage/h2a, includes the number of certified worker positions, the current employer name and contact, attorney/agent name…
USDA Continues Focus on Service During COVID-19 Outbreak
…(NASS) is making every effort to produce and deliver official federal agriculture statistics on schedule. We will evaluate data collection and agency operations for the production of each NASS report as…
Ensuring Food Safety Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
…Department of Agriculture (USDA), indicates that there is no data suggesting that COVID-19 can be transmitted by food or food packaging. A fact sheet from USDA states that “there is…
Ag Order 4.0 ‘Will Change the Way We Farm’
…different things for water quality regulations,” said Burchett. The comment period for the rule is critical, as information and data submitted during the 45-day window will be the only information…
New FDA Plan for Leafy Greens Food Safety
…certification programs, and collecting that information in a centralized ‘Leafy Green Data Trust.’ The new leafy greens food safety approach will also include meeting with different growers to address issues…
CA Rep. Costa Drills Perdue on Trade During House Ag Committee Hearing
…and recent strides to break down trade barriers. He updated members on the state of the rural economy providing data on farm income, expected expenses, and debt. Perdue also detailed…
Tracking the Impact Water Regulations Have on Agricultural Land Values
…has good wells versus land that’s well water only,” said Roland Fumasi, Vice President and Senior RaboResearch Analyst for RaboAgrifinance. “We’re starting to see a greater divergence in the data.”…
Curious Trend in Cover Cropping in California
…can act as a barrier for implementing cover crops into an agricultural operation, an interesting trend was discovered when looking at the data from the 2017 census of agriculture. “In…
California Snowpack Roughly Half of Average Despite Driest February on Record
The California snowpack is still about half of the historical average despite the driest February on record, according to the most recent data from the Department of Water Resources (DWR). …
Addressing Hemp Questions in California Trials
…is going to require additional research. As a relatively new crop, the amount of supportive crop data is fairly minimal when compared to more established commodities that have decades of…
New Resistant Alfalfa Weevil Project Underway
…spread of resistant populations. The hope is to use the data collected through the project to help develop management recommendations for alfalfa producers and stakeholders for mitigating the impact of…
Farm Bankruptcies Rose in 2019
Recent court data put together by the American Farm Bureau Federation showed farm bankruptcies jumped by almost 20 percent last year. Overall, there were almost 600 Chapter 12 family farm…
Ag Groups Respond to Senate Passage of USMCA
…the House of Commons returns on January 27 and is expected to approve the agreement soon after. In 2018, the last full year data is available, Mexico was a $517…
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Helping Dairies Manage the Supply Chain
…similar traditional systems. Due to their previous employment with dairy cooperatives, these trailblazers were able to meet the data needs of the industry in a considerably more efficient way than…