Shifting Migration & Labor Strategies, with Drop in Unauthorized Share & Rise in Use of H-2A Program Shifting migration patterns and labor strategies are reshaping the overwhelmingly foreign-born U.S. agricultural…
Early Market Benefits Apple Growers
…For example, 10 years ago there were 20,500 acres of apples in the state, and acreage stood at 28,000 in 2003. “I think with the nut crops doing so well,…
Farm Labor Shortage May Drive Produce Prices Higher
…the end of a serious drought this spring, a serious labor shortage is becoming another issue to deal with. California is where the bulk of the nation’s produce is grown…
Labor Shortages Continue to Plague California
…in the $13 million-dollar range because of a lack of available labor. Listen to Jacobsen’s full interview Ryan Jacobsen Interview Along with a shortage of labor, several other factors are…
Ports Contract Eases Trade Concerns
A contract agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association has eased trade concerns. The two ratified a three-year extension to the labor contract for…
Immigration Bill Won’t Affect Temporary Workers
The sponsor of an immigration bill suspected to reduce the agriculture labor force in the U.S. says his legislation will not impact temporary workers, which are often used in agriculture…
Tomato Harvest Slowly Gains Momentum
…planting, June and July heat waves whose effects have yet to be determined, and the strong dollar holding down exports. In its most recent report, issued two months ago, the…
Trump Endorsed Immigration Bill Could Harm Farm Labor
A bill endorsed by President Donald Trump that would change the U.S. immigration system may harm farm labor. The bill by Republican Senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue…
Mexico Releases NAFTA Goals
…by the U.S. agriculture industry. Mexico and Canada, the two trading partners included in NAFTA with the U.S., are the biggest export destinations for U.S. agricultural goods. From the National…
Agri View: Soybean Potential
…Nor fertilizer and labor. But, a plant that produces more pods and pods that produce more beans. Well, that is simple enough. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
How’s Your Agriculture Labor Availability?
The California Farm Bureau Federation is conducting an Agricultural Labor Availability Survey to get a better understanding of how labor concerns are affecting family farmers and ranchers in California. CFBF…
Readout on Principals Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue hosted a 90-minute working breakfast meeting involving principals who are members of the Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny…
NMPF Proposal to Improve H-2A for Dairy Advances Thanks to Rep. Newhouse
…the U.S. Department of Labor interprets the existing program, which restricts the visas only to the temporary and seasonal labor needs of agricultural employers,” he said. Mulhern NMPF Immigration Task…
GEM Avocados Getting Industry Interest
…or gold color. A benefit of the GEM variety is that because the trees are generally smaller compared to Hass, it can reduce the amount of labor needed during harvest….