37 women are heading to Hormel for work after the company settled a hiring dispute with the Department of Labor. A Meating Place Dot Com article says Hormel will hire…
Survey Shows Potential Cost of Ag Labor Pay Laws
A new survey shows what the true cost of wage and overtime increases for ag labor might be as producers make plans to adjust to the changes. California agriculture businesses…
Republicans Set for Battle Over Immigration
…want, especially in American agriculture. Most Democrats appear to support higher visa numbers, but labor unions have voiced concerns over the impact on U.S. jobs. From the National Association of…
Report on Investments to Grow the Rural Economy
…Bureau of Labor Statistics. Median household incomes in rural areas increased by 3.4 percent in 2015, and rural populations have stabilized and in some areas are beginning to grow. The…
Summer Bee Loss Concerning, Remains Unknown
…made two splits,” he said. “That replaced colony costs a lot of money in terms of labor, and you have to put a lot of inputs in both of those…
Citrus Crop Forecast has No Changes
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Immigration Crackdown Could Increase Food Prices
…ripple throughout the food system. Some of the effects feared include farm bankruptcies, labor shortages and high priced food items. The Washington Post even ponders that a crackdown on immigration…
Western View: Pulse Irrigating Saves the Farm
…by at least 20 per cent. They had devised this system out of necessity, but it was incredibly labor intensive. They were changing 7 separate sets, 6 times a day,…
Funding for Robotic Research
…Space Administration (NASA), Department of Defense, and Department of Energy. “These technologies are helping meet farm labor needs and making farming safer, more efficient, and more profitable,” said NIFA Director…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…strength of the dollar is a big problem.” So is the cost to employ harvest help, as farmers have reported elsewhere. “The state of California has the highest labor (costs)…
Agri View: Hard Work
Everett Griner talks about dairy farming, more than just hard work, in today’s Agri View. Hard Work I don’t see where any industry is more labor intense than farming. And…
California Fighting Global Warming on the Backs of Dairy Farmers
…U.S. News and World Report publication. California dairy farmers are dealing with five years of drought, low milk prices and rising labor costs. A spokesperson for Western United Dairymen says:…
Agri View: Farm Production
…total labor force. Alright a hundred years later. 1890 population total was just under 63 million. Farmers were then about 43 percent of the labor force. Finally let’s go to…
Optimizing Oats for Use as Dairy Forage
…growth. The results should prove useful to Wisconsin’s $43.4-billion dairy industry. Because much of the cost of a cow is the feed and labor needed to maintain her, fewer but…