…resulted in customers abandoning contracts, then agreeing to purchase walnuts at a lesser price. “This is when our problems began,” he said. As a result of the port labor dispute…
State Ag Officials Seek OSHA Enforcement Extension
…Policy, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA Comments on OSHA’s Proposed Revisions to Progress Safety Management and Explosives and Blasting Agents Dear Assistant Secretary Michaels, Occupational Safety and…
California Governor Signs Farm Worker Overtime Bill
…workers to lose wages. Producers will have to cut down on costs of production and they’ll reduce worker hours and may even plant crops that don’t require as much labor….
U.S. Files WTO Complaint Against China
…and medium grain), wheat, and corn in excess of its Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS) commitments under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture (Agriculture Agreement). China maintains this support through “market…
Agri View: America Great Again?
Griner Everett Griner talks about how great U.S. agriculture already is in today’s Agri View. America Great Again? Now, I don’t like to get involved in politics but, I have…
Governor Signs Ag Overtime Bill
California Governor Jerry Brown signed the ag overtime bill, Assembly Bill 1066, which will phase in new overtime rules for agricultural employees over the next four years. The bill was…
Ag Producers Cut Expenses by Nine Percent
Farmers and ranchers cut their production costs by roughly nine percent last year. A report in Successful Farming said the cuts were caused by an end to the agricultural boom…
Dairy Fighting for Immigration, TPP, and Child Nutrition
…the fact remains that we have a serious mismatch between the supply of workers available to farming and agriculture, and the labor demand on dairy farms, orchards, nurseries, meat packing…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 76 small businesses around the country will receive $7.4 million in grants to conduct research related to food security, natural resources, and agricultural issues….
Transplanting System Saving Labor, Increasing Yields
…few years ago. The system was being researched and tested overseas for some time and Grabau said his company viewed it as a possible answer to a laborious transplanting process….
Agri View: Labor Program
…That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner. From: U.S. Department of Labor H-2A Temporary Agricultural Program Program Overview The H-2A temporary agricultural program allows agricultural employers who anticipate a…
Labor Day Grilling Safety
Cathy Isom has some tips on how to be extra careful when grilling those Labor Day burgers. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Labor Day Grilling Safety Labor…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 CA Drought for Ag
…areas of California’s agriculture still affected by water shortages. Modest recovery in contract labor growth from 2014 to 2015 is apparent from labor statistics due to favorable market conditions for…
Planning a Safe Picnic
Cathy Isom has some tips on how a little bit of planning can help prevent a lot of problems with your Labor Day cookout and picnic. That’s coming up on…