…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
…the number of milk cows has been reduced. Read more about this research in the November 2016 AgResearch. ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s chief in-house scientific research agency….
Labor Issues Increase Vineyard Mechanization Attention
…labor challenges. The Sustainable Ag Expo was headlined this year by presentations on labor challenges and a panel discussion on how those challenges are driving the adoption of mechanization. There…
Changes to Improve the Prevented Planting Program
New Provisions to Take Effect for 2017 Spring Crops The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced updated factors for prevented planting coverage that will strengthen the…
Back to the Future? H-2A Program Growth
The H-2A program has grown exponentially over the last seven years, especially in California, showing history repeating itself in the agriculture labor sector. The H-2A program allows employers to hire…
Trump Election Leaves Agriculture Awaiting Clarification on Issues
A new report from Rabobank says the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States has the food and agriculture sector awaiting clarification on his policies and…
USDA Awards Funding for Market Development Programs
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is awarding $200 million to more than 70 U.S. agricultural organizations to help expand…
California Citrus Carry Over from October Forecast
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West Coast Ports Improving Infrastructure, but More Needed
…port disruption in various ways. In July 2014, the labor agreement that covers most West Coast port workers expired and was not renewed until February 2015. During this period, as…
Agri View: Farm Progress
…century. Listen carefully. In 1850 it required 75 to 90 hours of labor and three acres of land to produce 100 bushels of corn. That’s two week’s paid labor today….
Poultry Industry Injury Rate Remains Low
A Labor Department report shows job injury and illness rates remain at all-time lows for poultry workers in the United States. The total recordable poultry processing illness and injury rate…
Trade Deal Between Canada and EU Back On
…primarily responsible for holding up the deal. Officials in the Socialist region wanted stronger protections for labor, as well as stronger environmental and consumer standards. The leaders of the different…
River Infrastructure Major Concern for Corn Farmers
New research by the Mid-America Freight Coalition quantifies what many in agriculture have known for years; failure of our aging river locks and dams along the Mississippi River and its…