…going to see a lot of scarring and downgrading of the fruit when it actually does get to harvest. This was an event that we’ll feel at the bottom line…
USDA Announces Hemp Final Rule, Formalizing Regulatory Requirements
…testing and disposal. Some of the significant changes to the final rule include an expanded harvest window time of 30 days instead of 15 noted in the interim rule. The…
DOL Issues Final Rule for H-2A Certification Program
…may be unable to offer full-time work to H-2A employees. Other changes to the H-2A certification program include enhancements to the standards for rental housing and public accommodations. The…
Natural Disaster Assistance Offered Through QLA Program
…destroyed before harvest are ineligible. Losses of crop quality occurring after harvest are also not eligible for assistance. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West…
New Report Details Findings of Ag Labor Investigations
…the report’s authors. “As we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, better targeting enforcement efforts could strengthen protections for the farmworkers who harvest and pack our food.” A total of 70…
California Olive Oil Crop Falls Short of 2.5 Million Gallon Estimate
…appears below. The 2020 harvest season has been full of challenges for both olive growers and millers. As expected, producers across the state experienced a short harvest season this year…
Almond Matters: Healthy Trees Come from Healthy Soils
…for a successful harvest. “There’s a lot of activity that’s happening below the ground microbially, how healthy a soil is. The trees a reflection of that, basically that’s your tell-tale…
Proposition 12 Challenge Receives State and Federal Support
…Prop 12 will have. Consumer prices are likely to increase as producers retrofit facilities to comply with the housing guidelines. As the industry adjusts to the housing requirements, the supply…
How to Harvest Pomegranate Before You Seed Them
How to harvest Pomegranate before you can seed them. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by Роман Распутин from Pixabay If you have your own pomegranate tree,…
The Western View: The Mother of Thanksgiving
…had long been harvest festivals and services to give thanks in North America. But there had never been a national Thanksgiving holiday. At the peak of the civil war, in…
Cattle Producers Concerned with Interim Transportation Rule
…raw or natural state and not subjected to significant post-harvest changes.” At the same time, the interim rule acknowledges the difficulty in determining when a commodity is no longer considered…
New Western Growers Partnership Looks to Accelerate Agtech Innovation
…to advance harvest automation. The partnership was officially announced at Agri-TechE’s Realising Economic Agricultural Potential Conference. “We have some big challenges facing us, such as extreme weather, need for harvesting…
Week in Review: Ag Struggles to Get Products Exported, CA Olive Industry in Turmoil
The agricultural industry is struggling to get products exported due to a shortage of shipping containers. The 2020 California table olive harvest is wrapping up with significantly lower numbers than…
Disappointing Table Olive Harvest Highlights Deeper Industry Issues
The 2020 California table olive harvest is wrapping up with significantly lower numbers than average. Bell-Carter Foods indicated that the latest harvest was well below the already conservative estimate for…