Carter Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter and other members of Congress met with Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta to discuss recommended changes to regulations regarding the H-2A. The officials outlined seven…
UC ANR and AgStart Receive Funding to Cultivate the VINE
…labor shortages, water scarcity, food insecurity, climate change and more. To accelerate the development and adoption of technologies that address these challenges and advance food, agriculture and natural resources in…
Proposed Guest Worker Plan to Replace H-2A Worker Program
…and would replace the program that many in agriculture use to find labor. A Packer Dot Com article says Goodlatte, Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, told the United Fresh…
U.S. Cotton Sets Goals to Further Reduce Environmental Footprint
…cotton that is produced with sustainable and responsible environmental, safety and labor practices,” said National Cotton Council Chairman Ronnie Lee, a Georgia cotton producer. “That is the objective that was…
Retail Meat Prices Slip Lower in August
Consumer prices for meat decline 0.4 percent in August, compared to figures compiled in July. A monthly report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows overall U.S. meat prices for…
Agri View: Farm Labor
Everett Griner talks about farm labor. A problem plaguing agriculture nationwide in today’s Agri View. Farm Labor…
California Wine Grape Harvest in High Gear
…before it got too hot. High temperatures also put added pressure on labor in some areas, with growers struggling to find enough pickers to get the grapes off the vine…
Trump Announces USDA Nominations over Labor Day Weekend
Northery President Donald Trump over the weekend announced three nominations to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Trump has nominated current Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey to serve as the undersecretary…
Labor Day Gardening
How to celebrate Labor Day in your backyard or garden. Cathy Isom has some special ideas for you coming up on This Land of Ours. Labor Day Gardening While many…
Perdue Talks NAFTA Benefits with Trump
…resolve those issues. The secretary says the primary concerns he’s hearing from farmers about the NAFTA talks include labor, regulations, and trade. The second round of talks is September 1-5….
Low Education Rural Counties Worse Off than Higher Education Rural Counties
…50,000 that are not part of larger labor markets, or metro areas. About 40 percent of low education rural counties are also persistent poverty counties, with poverty rates of 20…
Study Shows Positive Impact of American Sheep Industry
…and related activities generates $2.42 in total labor income. The Employment Multiplier revealed that every 10.4 jobs in the sheep industry at the farm gate supports a total of 19.50…
Agriculture’s ‘Do No Harm’ Message Getting Through?
…gains for their farmers and ranchers, they say they want more than minor changes, including better trade flows, labor and environmental standards, and a dispute settlement system some US industries…
Wall Street Journal Names Agriculture a NAFTA Issue to Watch
…talks. When President Trump threatened to withdraw from NAFTA, some Mexican politicians warned that their nation could import corn from other Latin American nations instead of the U.S. Meanwhile, Labor,…