…Chairman Conaway and other members of the House Agriculture Committee. “We look forward to continuing our work with Senate Agriculture Committee leaders Roberts and Stabenow as they move forward. The…
American Farm Bureau Board Votes Unanimously to Support Goodlatte AG Act Provisions
…agricultural guest worker program and they go a long way toward fixing the biggest problem we face in agriculture – a shortage of agricultural labor that limits our ability to…
Perdue to Keynote United Fresh Event
…agriculture. Labor issues, and trade, such as NAFTA, are top issues for United Fresh members. Secretary Perdue will speak at the United Fresh 2018 Keynote Breakfast Tuesday, June 26th, during…
Agri View: Vidalia Onions
Vidalia Onions Pixabay Everett Griner talks about Vidalia Onions in today’s Agri View. Everett tells us a little bit about what it takes to make a good crop of onions….
Agri View: Chicken Pickin’ Meat Processing Labor
Everett Griner talks about labor issues in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses how, and why, the meat processing industry needs a permanent labor staff. Much of today’s agriculture is carried…
U.S. and Mexico Talking Cars in NAFTA 2.0 Discussions
…with high-wage labor. People familiar with the discussions say Mexico’s counteroffer is that 20 percent of a car’s value be made with high-wage labor. From the National Association of Farm…
H-2A Agricultural Worker Visa Modernization Joint Cabinet Statement
…and labor stakeholders, the Departments of State, Agriculture, Labor, and Homeland Security are embarking on a process to modernize the H-2A visa program by clarifying and improving the regulations governing…
Agri View: Farmers and the Labor Law
Everett Griner talks about farmers wanting a new labor law in today’s Agri View. Everett takes a look at the current H2A programs and has some agriculture labor statistics for…
Strawberry Crops Rebound After Freeze Damage
…month or so,” said Peck. As crops recover and improve after the freeze, the next challenge that growers will be addressing is labor. “Right now, we’re not seeing any labor…
2017 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
Total acreage harvested by mechanical means was 45,548, just over 30 percent of the State’s total raisin-type grape acreage, according to the Pacific Region Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics…
UCANR Releases New Report for Raspberry Production Costs
…which are both a part of UCANR, and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West…
Agri View: Fruit and Vegetable Labor Problem
Everett Griner talks about fruit and vegetable labor problem in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses why the labor issue is putting more cost on the products for the consumer. You…
Analyst: Labor Shortages and Volatile Feed Prices Ahead for Meat Industry
…price changes could be intensified by all the extra investors in the market. As for labor, he predicts rising competition for labor and associated wage increases over the next 12…
CCM Ramping Up Political Efforts on Behalf of Citrus Growers
…we’re going to stick close to Senator Feinstein, we think she is an individual you can trust.” About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West…