…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….
Agri View: Agriculture Future
…in management and business within the food, ag and related segments. Positions will range from ag loan officers, farm labor and marketing specialists to land use managers and sales and…
Agri View: China Relations
…materials for the manufacture of garments, shoes, handbags, and other industries that grew rapidly after China’s WTO accession. Growth in factory jobs helped absorb under-employed rural labor. Since then, China’s…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…using less water and using less labor are our highest priorities,” Nassif said, citing technology like drones that can map where exactly on a field water is needed most, or…
Agri View: Agriculture Productivity
…purchased services) use increasing and labor/land input use decreasing. The output mix has changed as well, with crop production growing faster than livestock production. See the ERS report,Agricultural Productivity Growth…
Stallman Ready to Pass the Gavel – #AFBF16
…stand to make farming and ranching more productive, less costly, less labor-dependent and even better for the environment.” Stallman urged members to share their stories with the world, on social…
Agriculture Labor Seeing Competitive Trend
…diversification, of course, has some additional benefits. USDA Labor Information For general information regarding labor laws enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor, see the publication Employment Law Guide: Laws,…
Stallman to Farmers and Ranchers: Stand Up and Be Counted
…make farming and ranching more productive, less costly, less labor-dependent and even better for the environment.” Stallman urged members to share their stories with the world, on social media and…
Agri View: Migrant Trends
…Department of Labor. The Human Cost of Food: Farm workers lives, labor and advocacy Edited by Charles D. Thompson and Melinda Wiggings Working Poor: Farm workers in the United States…
Agriculture Graduate Shortage
…15%, while 12% of the openings will be in education, communication, and governmental services. The projections in this report are based on data from several sources. The Bureau of Labor…
Field Jobs Will Require Technical Machines
Automation could help the labor challenges in California but most of the field jobs would take very technical machines to do the work. Field Jobs Will Require Technical Machines California…
Bumblebee Intelligence
…between artificial flowers that contain food and others that don’t. Roles within a bee colony are tightly regulated with sterile female bees, known as worker bees, performing the labor within…
Agri View: Population Growth and Farm Production
…Future Population and Economic Growth Rapid improvements in agricultural productivity in recent decades have freed resources such as land and labor for nonagricultural uses, dampened the environmental impact of farming,…
Some Jobs Far from Automation
Some think automation may be the answer to labor challenges seen in California, but some jobs may still requiring the human element. Some Jobs Far from Automation California Farm Bureau…