…off grazing lands early to preserve pastures. Early feeding brings an added expense to producers. One expert suggested that if alternative supplies and cost “don’t pencil out,” then producers will…
The Western View: Solve Fake News
…bad decisions. It’s amazingly easy to set up an online publication that looks legit. Websites can be created in minutes and the cost of publishing on the Internet is so…
California Benefits from Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…along with assistance in meeting new labor regulations was provided. Some projects were also designed to help attract skilled and unskilled workers to farming operations. The California Department of Food…
USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
…cost-share assistance. Participants enter into contracts that last between 10 and 15 years. CRP payments are made to participants who remove sensitive lands from production and plant certain grasses, shrubs…
Spot Fumigation Could Cut Costs and More
…lowering cost and material use, along with helping growers conform to increasing environmental regulations. Almond harvest is just about finished and growers looking to replant for next year have two…
Agriculture Groups Support Farm Guest Worker Bill
…to get an H2-C visa. An initial cap of 500,000 workers would be allowed under the program, with allowances to adjust the number depending on U.S. agriculture labor demand each…
Farmers, Ranchers Ready for Long-overdue Immigration Reform
…businesses running. The labor shortage on America’s farms and ranches is growing, and the lack of a stable, legal supply of workers places the health of too many farms at…
Water Board OKs Hike in Water Quality Fees
…cost increases. Some of those the board may have some control over, some of them, maybe it is more the Legislature. Nonetheless, these fee increases and the cost of compliance…
Packer Capacity to Keep Up With Expanding Beef Herd
…to get through the increasing supply through 2019. The biggest potential concerns as the industry drifts closer to capacity are labor availability and unforeseen plant shutdowns for maintenance. From the…
Rep. Carter Discusses H-2A with Secretary of Labor Acosta
Carter Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter and other members of Congress met with Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta to discuss recommended changes to regulations regarding the H-2A. The officials outlined seven…
UC ANR and AgStart Receive Funding to Cultivate the VINE
…labor shortages, water scarcity, food insecurity, climate change and more. To accelerate the development and adoption of technologies that address these challenges and advance food, agriculture and natural resources in…
Bacon and Chicken Up, OJ Too
…Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare one or more meals was $51.13, up $1.43, or about 3…
GOP’s Evolving Tax Plan May See Changes
…expensing” of capital expenses immediately, instead of over several years. But The Post reports its GOP sources say the provision would sunset in five years, due to its cost. At…
FMD Language Included in Defense Authorization Act
…without better preparation, Iowa State University economists estimate that an FMD outbreak would cost the beef, pork, corn and soybean industries alone $200 billion over ten years. The Senate passed…