A complete overhaul of the American agricultural guest worker program is a major part of a House of Representatives’ plan to fix the immigration status of young people involved in…
Agri View: Migrant Labor Program Changes Dragging
Everett Griner takes a look at the H-2A Program, explains what it is, and why it is important to agriculture in today’s Agri View. Officially it is known as the…
Sunpreme Raisins Show Quality Yields with Less Labor
…best production method for the variety, which illustrates significant promise for a substantial reduction in labor. “The vines can be pruned by machine and then the dried raisins can be…
Planning Your Spring Garden in January
…and getting a good line on soil, mulch, and all the other stuff that’ll make the garden more of a success but less labor-intensive. It’s also a good time to…
Farm Bureau’s Duvall Praises ‘Fresh Air’ in D.C.
…ag labor,” he said. “This is yet another issue that has been overtaken by politics. But I have met many farmers and ranchers across the country who deal with the…
Dairy Farming Desperate for Immigration Reform
Next to the cost of feeding their animals, the cost of labor on dairy farms will always take up a large share of the budget. A Milk Business Dot Com…
Register for Produce Safety Training
…Labor Service has partnered with California Farm Bureau Federation and the Safe Food Alliance to conduct the required training sessions for growers. The partnership is made possible by a California…
Changes to California Agriculture Coming in 2018
…part of their application for a license renewal, farm labor contractors will also be required to provide the Labor Commissioner with a complete list of materials and resources that were…
Agri View: Political Questions and Issues
…labor. Two factors having more impact on agriculture than all of the others combined. But, Everett also asked questions about other issues that need to be covered for agriculture. Political…
Crown Gall Surgery Effective but Labor Intensive
…because it’s very labor intensive,” said Dani Lightle, Cooperative Extension Orchard Systems Advisor for Glenn County. The first step of treatment involves removing the soil around the base of the…
Yara North America Highlights Conservation at Almond Conference
…going to be used to be able to program the different fertilizers that you can put into your irrigation system.” The Yara Water Sensor program looks to reduce labor costs…
Chowchilla Dairy Farmer Named 2017 Conservation Agriculture Farmer Innovator
…through his fields to save fuel and labor. He now does fall primary tillage using a Wilcox 7-shank subsoil ripper with a crumbler. Vertical tillage has replaced disc plowing to…
H-2A Minimum Wage for Guest Workers Likely to Rise in Several States
…in different regions across the country. The NASS calculations are normally adopted by the U.S. Department of Labor in December as the Adverse Effect Wage Rates for the coming year….
NAFTA Negotiators Focusing on Cars and Finances
…panels, and ending Canada’s dairy supply management program. Bloomberg says there are other topics negotiators will discuss, including telecommunications, digital trade, government procurement, investment, labor, and intellectual property. From the…