…to see the fruits of your labor disappear or destroyed because of some hungry insects. There are some easy, do it yourself, all-natural ways to keep those hungry bugs from…
Agriculture Groups Focus on Importance of Immigration Reform in Letter to President
The Agriculture Workforce Coalition last week emphasized the importance of immigration reform for America’s farmers and ranchers in a letter sent to President Donald Trump. 70 groups representing a variety…
Western Growers Forms Partnership with New Mexico Chile Association
…as informational webinars, H-2A labor services, transportation services and expertise in trade and commodity services. “In entering this partnership, we are motivated by Western Growers’ focus on the federal policy…
Report Names Ag Labor in Human Trafficking List
…Wednesday breaks down instances of sex and labor trafficking into 25 distinct categories. The report ranked agriculture 11th in known instances of human trafficking. Specifically, the report classifies agriculture labor…
Daily Access to Local Foods for School Meals: Key Drivers
…local agricultural producers. What Did the Study Find? This study is the first to focus on the prevalence of districts serving local food daily and the characteristics of those that…
Trump Ag Assistant Lists Administration Priorities
…Agriculture, but at other agencies as well, including the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior, and the Department of Labor. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Milk Production Drops, Costs Rise from 2014
…cwt. to operate a dairy facility increased by 2.1 percent compared to 2014. This increase in the total cost per cwt. is a result of increased costs for labor, replacements,…
Strengthening Dairy Safety Net Program Must be Priority as Farm Bill Discussions Commence
…the seasonal H-2A visa program does not apply to dairy farms with a year-round demand for labor, Congress must provide the agriculture industry with an effective guest worker program to…
Froman: TPP Can Still Shape World Trade
…renegotiate other agreements.” President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the trade pact in January. Froman cited as an example the North American Free Trade Agreement, which Trump has…
Report Shows Equipment Manufacturers Economic Contributions
…billion in sales activity, generated about $87 billion in labor income and contributed over $25 billion in local, state and federal taxes. The research also examined the equipment manufacturing industry’s…
Farmers Need Solution to Immigration Challenge
…of immigrant labor for all of agriculture, including dairies; and 2. Permitting those currently employed or with employment history in the U.S. to earn the right to work here legally,…
California All-Orange Forecast Drops 2 Percent
…lowest since 2009, but the measured average fruit size was slightly above the previous year. Hear the full report from Mark Hudson of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural…
Reflections of a Farm Broadcaster
…summer of 2012. AgNet West is a division of AgNet Media, which has operated similar farm radio networks in the diversified agriculture states of Florida, Georgia and Alabama since the…
Agri View: Poultry Labor
Everett Griner talks about what eating all of that poultry means for the economy in today’s Agri View. Poultry Labor Back in mid-2015 statistics show that consumers were eating poultry…