…payment rates are available through USDA’s Farm Service Agency, with assistance structured through a tiered payment system. USDA Specialty Crop Assistance Program Uses Tiered Structure According to Fordyce, payment levels…
California Farm Bureau Highlights Growing Food Animal Veterinarian Shortage
…must travel longer distances or wait longer periods to receive veterinary services. In emergency situations, delayed access to care can have significant consequences for animal welfare and farm operations. Industry…
Driscoll’s CEO Soren Bjorn Talks California Strawberries, Berry Innovation, Labor, Water, and the Future of Farming
…for growers. However, he identified affordable farmworker housing as one of the industry’s greatest challenges. For many coastal farming communities, obtaining approvals for farmworker housing projects can be difficult, time-consuming,…
Driscoll’s CEO Says Consumer Education Key to Agriculture’s Future
…and earnings opportunities for many farmworkers despite being designed to help them. “What we said was if you do this, the farm workers’ work week is going to go down,”…
California Trucking Industry Faces Ongoing Pressure From Fuel and Insurance Costs
…harder for transportation providers to pass along increased costs. As a result, many trucking businesses are focused on carefully managing expenses while maintaining service levels for agricultural customers who depend…
The History of Soybeans in America: From Ship Ballast to Agricultural Powerhouse
…improve soil health, reduces pest pressures, and can enhance overall farm productivity. By promoting soybean cultivation as part of a diversified farming strategy, Carver helped lay the foundation for the…
Harvest Replay: How Innovate Ag Is Helping Specialty Crop Growers Turn Data Into Profit
…to his agricultural roots. Today, the company works with hundreds of farms across the United States, Latin America, and Europe, focusing on one goal: helping growers identify operational inefficiencies and…
Harvest Replay Technology Helps Specialty Crop Growers Improve Labor Efficiency
As labor costs continue to rise and farm margins remain under pressure, specialty crop growers are increasingly turning to technology to improve efficiency. One company believes artificial intelligence and farm…
Why Is Corn Called Corn? The Surprising History Behind Agriculture’s Most Familiar Crop
…result, someone discussing “corn” in England centuries ago would likely have been referring to wheat, while a farmer in Scotland might have been talking about oats. How Maize Became Corn…
How Deere & Mansour Revolutionized Corn Planting in 19th Century America
American agriculture in the mid-1800s was undergoing rapid transformation as farmers searched for better tools to improve productivity and efficiency. One of the greatest challenges of the era was achieving…
Watermelon Supplies Expected to Remain Tight Ahead of Fourth of July Demand
…a lack of backup inventory. Some growers have expressed concern that retailers and foodservice buyers are concentrating purchases among too few suppliers, leaving little flexibility when weather, quality or production…
Economic Outlook Session to Spotlight Key Challenges Facing Tree Nut Industry
…Annual Meeting The Western Tree Nut Association Annual Meeting serves as a gathering point for growers, industry professionals, researchers and agricultural service providers. In addition to economic discussions, attendees can…
San Diego Agriculture Faces Rising Costs, Labor Challenges, and Water Concerns
…to the local economy. “The public has this image of farming that’s often large industrial-scale farms,” Groot said. “San Diego County, we’re family-owned farms, specialty crops, and sell a lot…
International Harvester: The Company That Helped Mechanize American Agriculture
…efficiency for small and medium-sized farms. For many farming families, the bright red Farmall tractor symbolized progress and modernization. The machines helped define an era when tractors increasingly replaced horses…