Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched two new features on farmers.gov to help customers manage their farm loans and navigate the application process…
AFBF Concerned about Labor, Trade if Border Closed
The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging the administration to make sure that any steps undertaken to tighten enforcement at the U.S. border do not create more uncertainty for agricultural…
Emergency Process Pushing New Air Quality Standard for Wildfire Smoke
…the rainy season and are in the potential for fire season,” Wolfe noted. Listen to the interview below. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West…
Farm Bureau Leaders Visit Capitol, Meet New Faces
…terms of what we were hearing. But again, we’ve heard it before, and we want to give them the opportunity to really produce.” Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour…
Farm Bureau Seeks Action for Olive Growers
…of groves causing nuisance, and pest and disease concerns for adjacent landowners; farm labor contractors reducing hours available to their workers during the pruning and harvesting periods for olives, loss…
Blue Card Bill ‘A Step In A Direction’
Douglass and Wolfe discussing issues at AgSafe’s 2019 Annual Conference. The proposed Agricultural Worker Program Act will not fix agricultural labor issues in California, but it is a sign of…
Western View: The Story of Shorty Harris
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Good Market for ‘Off’ California Avocados in 2019
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U.S. to End Trade Preference Program for India and Turkey
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Nighttime Labor Regulation Language to Be Reviewed in April
…year. “This standard is specific to ag and those operations working at night,” AgSafe CEO Amy Wolfe told AgNet West last November. “We could see this before the standards board…
Perdue Reiterates Need to Restore Original Intent of SNAP
…USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) works to reduce food insecurity and promote nutritious diets among the American people. The agency administers 15 nutrition assistance programs that leverage American’s agricultural abundance to…
Mechanical Pruning Becoming More Viable for Grape Producers
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New Indoor Heat Illness Regulation Draft Lowers Temperature Thresholds
…cost to your business be,” Wolfe noted. Listen to Wolfe’s entire interview. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products…
Participation Encouraged for the 2019 Labor Survey
…agricultural immigration program. Immigration policies appear to be one of the main issues affecting labor availability in agriculture. The agricultural industry as a whole, particularly in California, has been calling…