…2013 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics study, and machinery accidents account for approximately a quarter of them, Johnson explained. “Especially this time of year, there is a lot of large…
National Farm Safety Week
…focus on farm safety issues and priorities. With the Fall Harvest just weeks ago, Ag officials want to remind farmers and farm families to review the safety procedures in their…
Agri View: Education Opportunity for a Veteran
…helps returning veterans enter the agricultural industry. When fully operational, the program will offer agricultural classes and job training and placement at local farms and ranches. Veterans Sustainable Agriculture Training–…
Demand for Hay Depends on Level of its Quality
Lack of profitability on dairies, the No. 1 consumer of alfalfa and other forages, has depressed demand for hay, dragging down prices that had reached record-high levels two years ago,…
New Markets Sought for Walnut Sector
…resulted in customers abandoning contracts, then agreeing to purchase walnuts at a lesser price. “This is when our problems began,” he said. As a result of the port labor dispute…
State Ag Officials Seek OSHA Enforcement Extension
…Policy, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA Comments on OSHA’s Proposed Revisions to Progress Safety Management and Explosives and Blasting Agents Dear Assistant Secretary Michaels, Occupational Safety and…
California Governor Signs Farm Worker Overtime Bill
…workers to lose wages. Producers will have to cut down on costs of production and they’ll reduce worker hours and may even plant crops that don’t require as much labor….
U.S. Files WTO Complaint Against China
…and medium grain), wheat, and corn in excess of its Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS) commitments under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture (Agriculture Agreement). China maintains this support through “market…
Agri View: America Great Again?
Griner Everett Griner talks about how great U.S. agriculture already is in today’s Agri View. America Great Again? Now, I don’t like to get involved in politics but, I have…
Governor Signs Ag Overtime Bill
California Governor Jerry Brown signed the ag overtime bill, Assembly Bill 1066, which will phase in new overtime rules for agricultural employees over the next four years. The bill was…
Ag Producers Cut Expenses by Nine Percent
Farmers and ranchers cut their production costs by roughly nine percent last year. A report in Successful Farming said the cuts were caused by an end to the agricultural boom…
Dairy Fighting for Immigration, TPP, and Child Nutrition
…the fact remains that we have a serious mismatch between the supply of workers available to farming and agriculture, and the labor demand on dairy farms, orchards, nurseries, meat packing…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 76 small businesses around the country will receive $7.4 million in grants to conduct research related to food security, natural resources, and agricultural issues….
Transplanting System Saving Labor, Increasing Yields
…few years ago. The system was being researched and tested overseas for some time and Grabau said his company viewed it as a possible answer to a laborious transplanting process….