…as informational webinars, H-2A labor services, transportation services and expertise in trade and commodity services. “In entering this partnership, we are motivated by Western Growers’ focus on the federal policy…
Report Names Ag Labor in Human Trafficking List
A new report on sex and labor trafficking in the United States places agriculture labor in the top 25 industries for human trafficking. The Typology of Modern Slavery report announced…
Daily Access to Local Foods for School Meals: Key Drivers
…almost all regions. However, per capita income, school spending per student, foodservice labor costs, and certification rates for free and reduced-price meals were not significantly associated with daily use of…
Trump Ag Assistant Lists Administration Priorities
…Agriculture, but at other agencies as well, including the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior, and the Department of Labor. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Milk Production Drops, Costs Rise from 2014
…cwt. to operate a dairy facility increased by 2.1 percent compared to 2014. This increase in the total cost per cwt. is a result of increased costs for labor, replacements,…
Strengthening Dairy Safety Net Program Must be Priority as Farm Bill Discussions Commence
…importance of immigrant workers to the U.S. dairy industry cannot be overstated, Mulhern said. At least 50 percent of the U.S. dairy farm workforce is comprised of foreign-born labor. Because…
Froman: TPP Can Still Shape World Trade
…said he would like to renegotiate with partners Canada and Mexico. Froman said a number of members of Congress have talked about adding provisions on labor, the environment, state-owned enterprises…
Edible Tree Leaves
…young, can also be eaten along with the tasty fruit surrounding them. It’s recommended that you boil them first. I’m Cathy Isom… Image credits: (Top right) Linden/Shutterstock; (lower left) Mulberry/Shutterstock…
Report Shows Equipment Manufacturers Economic Contributions
…billion in sales activity, generated about $87 billion in labor income and contributed over $25 billion in local, state and federal taxes. The research also examined the equipment manufacturing industry’s…
Farmers Need Solution to Immigration Challenge
…immigrant labor in dairy farming could cut U.S. economic output by $32 billion, resulting in 208,000 fewer jobs nationwide. Not only would farm workers be lost, but those further down…
U.S. Red Meat Exports Strong in January
…ham prices. Pork exports to China/Hong Kong were up 17 percent from a year ago in volume (38,012 mt) and 19 percent in value ($76.2 million). U.S. exports to China/Hong…
California All-Orange Forecast Drops 2 Percent
…a.m. Pacific time. You will be able to hear the forecast here on this website. THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors. Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll…
Protect Your Poultry from Avian Influenza
…an avian influenza outbreak in your area, sign up on the California Poultry Census page: http://ucanr.edu/sites/poultry/California_Poultry_Census. Owners of backyard chickens who observe illness or increased mortality among their birds should…
Reflections of a Farm Broadcaster
…many similarities among the ag issues in these diversified and high-value crop states, including labor, environment, trade and political misunderstanding, just to name a few. So we connected with a…
