…manufacturers added all last year, according to the Labor Department. Shifting demographics and a 6 1/2-year economic recovery are fueling the industry’s growth. American consumers have paid down debts since…
Still Testing Walnut Pruning Method
…showing early production and reduced labor cost for growers. Cooperative Extension Contra Costa Farm Advisor Janet Caprielle says the Extension is still monitoring the research though before recommending it to…
Pilot Program to Protect Children from Fumigants
Agricultural Commissioner Eric Lauritzen, Cesar Lara, Director of the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council and Juan Uranga, the Executive Director of the Center for Community Advocacy (CCA) announced the initiation…
California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…production of dried-on-the-vine raisins, increased machine harvesting, and decreased hand labor use. PROCEDURES The Pacific Regional Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, in cooperation with the California Department of…
Two Sides of TPP
…the solution. “In its current form, the TPP stands to hurt our rural economies by pitting American jobs against foreign labor that is paid mere pennies per hour. Beyond the…
Agri View: Robot Tractors and Agriculture
…near doubling in global demand for food over the next 10 years – A deceleration in crop yield growth – A scarcity of farm labor due to an aging farm…
Earth Day – the History
…farmers, tycoons and labor leaders. By the end of that year, the first Earth Day had led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage…
Agri View: 2016 Farm Outlook
…in 2016. If realized, the expenses across each of these three categories will have fallen for 3 straight years. In contrast, hired labor costs and interest expenses are forecast to…
Food Price Survey
…in 2015,” said Anderson. Last year, the apple market faced a really tough export environment with labor disruptions at west coast ports as well as an increasingly strong dollar. “Current…
Agreement to Raise California’s Minimum Wage Announced
Governor Brown Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined legislators and labor leaders to announce a landmark agreement that makes California the first state in the nation to commit to…
Agri View: Inventions and Agriculture
…5 pounds by hand. As a result, the price of cotton cloth plummeted, the cotton plantation culture of the South was established and the use of slave labor in growing…
Farmers Discuss Issues at State Capitol
…workers. “During peak harvest—the usual situation for overtime—we’d have to more carefully manage labor costs, cutting hours and economically impacting workers and their families,” Colusa County rice farmer Chris Torres…
Networking and Education at Citrus Showcase
…to network and learn about the latest in huanglongbing (HLB) and Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) management, labor relations and laws and regulations. CCM President Joel Nelson says the event is…
Farm Bureau Approves Strategic Action Plan for 2016
…of 2016. Those issue areas include advancing legislation that addresses agriculture’s long- and short-term labor needs, implementing business tax reform, monitoring the overall farm economy, and energy availability and affordability….