…of an internationally proven $60 Billion GREEN Industry. Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll…
National Farmer’s Day
…as it is near the end of the harvest. Many farmers will be able to take a rest from their hard labor to join in the celebration of this holiday….
Animal Monitoring Technology at World Dairy Expo
…complete solution for improving time management, cow profitability and labor efficiency, all from one computer. The FreeFlow™ milk sensors provide consistent takeoff, flow controlled pulsation and accurate milk weights with…
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Members Named
…Agricultural labor reduction concerns; Potential food waste and food desert reduction concepts throughout the industry supply chain; and Advocating agricultural-based jobs to potential new farmers, and providing training, mentoring and…
Food Policy Action Endorses Clinton
…president, saying she has a record of supporting food policies that increase access to healthy foods, supports fair labor conditions for farm workers, and supports more sustainable agriculture practices. The…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…harvest continued and was at peak production in Santa Cruz County early August. Some strawberry fields were reported as abandoned or mowed down due to lack of labor. By months’…
Citrus Crop Forecast Live Coverage Wednesday, October 12
…Landowners and Investors their share of an internationally proven $60 Billion GREEN Industry. Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Rural America’s…
Agri View: Labor Technology
Everett Griner talks about California producers looking to technology to help with the labor problem in today’s Agri View. Labor Technology Well it appears the fruit and vegetable growers in…
Experts Interpret Overtime Bill’s Effect on Farms
…be developed to perform tasks that currently require hand labor; second, farmers will elect to grow crops that require less labor. “We will also see more consolidation. Larger growers are…
EU, Canada, Working to Overcome Trade Deal Doubts
…unions and environmental groups who say it will worsen labor conditions and allow big business to challenge governments across Europe. The EU is expected to vote on the deal October…
NFU Joins in Promoting Safe Practices
…2013 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics study, and machinery accidents account for approximately a quarter of them, Johnson explained. “Especially this time of year, there is a lot of large…
National Farm Safety Week
…the rate of fatalities in the agriculture industry has declined in recent years, it still remains the highest of any industry sector, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics….
Agri View: Education Opportunity for a Veteran
…from active duty face many challenges. The Department of Labor reports that as of May 2010, over 20 percent of young veterans are unemployed. Moreover, recent data show that 45…
Demand for Hay Depends on Level of its Quality
…current prices, Merwin said he’s concerned about the viability of growing feed crops such as alfalfa in the state, especially with rising labor costs. But he noted there are also…