…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 labor shortage “negatively impacts economic competitiveness, local economies and jobs.” The groups say they support strengthening the border and says the U.S. must relieve pressure on the border by…
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
A new report on sex and labor trafficking in the United States places agriculture labor in the top 25 industries for human trafficking. The Typology of Modern Slavery report announced…
Daily Access to Local Foods for School Meals: Key Drivers
…almost all regions. However, per capita income, school spending per student, foodservice labor costs, and certification rates for free and reduced-price meals were not significantly associated with daily use of…
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
…importance of immigrant workers to the U.S. dairy industry cannot be overstated, Mulhern said. At least 50 percent of the U.S. dairy farm workforce is comprised of foreign-born labor. Because…
Froman: TPP Can Still Shape World Trade
…said he would like to renegotiate with partners Canada and Mexico. Froman said a number of members of Congress have talked about adding provisions on labor, the environment, state-owned enterprises…
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
…immigrant labor in dairy farming could cut U.S. economic output by $32 billion, resulting in 208,000 fewer jobs nationwide. Not only would farm workers be lost, but those further down…
California All-Orange Forecast Drops 2 Percent
…a.m. Pacific time. You will be able to hear the forecast here on this website. THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors. Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll…
Reflections of a Farm Broadcaster
…many similarities among the ag issues in these diversified and high-value crop states, including labor, environment, trade and political misunderstanding, just to name a few. So we connected with a…
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…