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Planning and What to Grow in Your Food Forest

Dan May 19, 2017Fruits & Vegetables, This Land of Ours

…enjoy the fruits of your labor for years to come? To get started, pick your location. Instead of grassy, weed-free landscapes, you’ll actually want to pile up organic material where…

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2016 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report

Dan May 10, 2017Crop Forecast, Nuts & Grapes

…after placing bunches on paper trays on terraces between vine rows. The Overhead Trellis System has led to increased production of dried-on-the-vine raisins, increased machine harvesting, and decreased hand labor…

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PMA: Work Smarter, Not Harder

Taylor Hillman May 10, 2017Labor and Immigration, Technology

…Technology Officer Bob Whitaker headlined the event and talked about the history of labor in agriculture. “Agriculture has always been dependent on labor. As populations have come in and filled…

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Robotic Apple Picker a labor Solution for Orchards

Dan May 10, 2017Fruits & Vegetables, Industry News Release

A robotic apple picker is inching closer to commercialization and possible relief from labor issues for the nation’s apple growers. Abundant Robotics is in the process of perfecting a prototype…

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Agri View: Migrant Labor Shortage

Dan May 9, 2017Agri View, Labor and Immigration

  Everett Griner talks about how the migrant labor shortage problem will hurt everybody in today’s Agri View.     Well our new president’s efforts to control our borders and…

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Changes Needed in Farm Bill Safety Net Outlined at Senate Hearing

Dan May 8, 2017Dairy & Livestock, Legislative

…and labor shortages, tax reform, child nutrition and environmental sustainability. He thanked Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow for arranging the hearing in Michigan, and for her engagement on…

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Senate Bill Would Protect Farmworkers

Dan May 8, 2017Industry News Release, Labor and Immigration

…last week that would shield farmworkers who are in the country illegally from deportation and create a path to citizenship, according to the L.A. Times. Feinstein says “farm labor is…

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Saving Costs with Cover Crops

Dan May 1, 2017Cotton, Industry News Release

…and labor costs. The standard two-pass approach may still make economic sense because of potentially higher yields and revenues, according to Kornecki, with the ARS National Soil Dynamics Laboratory in…

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Productivity Growth and the Revival of Russian Agriculture

Dan April 26, 2017Industry News Release

…comprehensive measure of agricultural performance than crop yields or labor productivity because it accounts for all measurable resources of production (land, labor, materials, capital) instead of only land or labor….

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AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable

Dan April 25, 2017Industry News Release

…such as trade, labor, regulatory reform and rural infrastructure. “Not only was President Trump receptive to our concerns, but he pledged action,” Duvall said. “He even looked toward Secretary Perdue…

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Executive Order Creates New Agriculture Panel

Dan April 25, 2017Industry News Release

…flexibility for farms and small businesses. With a dependence on sound science, task force members will examine crop protection tools used by farmers and also address concerns regarding labor needed…

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Sonny Perdue, with his wife Mary, takes the oath of office administered by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas in the U.S. Supreme Court Building, becoming the 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

Sonny Perdue Sworn in as 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

Dan April 25, 2017Industry News Release

…agribusiness sector to create jobs, to produce and sell the foods and fiber that feed and clothe the world, and to reap the earned reward of their labor. It should…

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Historic White House Ag Roundtable Discussion Includes California Farmer

Dan April 25, 2017Industry News Release

…with the administration and Congress on issues like trade, farm labor and regulatory reform, with the goal of boosting American agriculture and increasing access to American-grown food, fuel and fiber.”…

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AFBF Labor Expert Taking USDA Post

Dan April 25, 2017Industry News Release

Boswell The American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) immigration and labor expert is heading to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. AFBF’s director of congressional relations for labor and immigration, Kristi Boswell,…

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