…at grocery stores have been very small and have been going up and down this year, but, the cost of eating out has been going up steadily. Fast Food Prices…
EPA’S McCarthy Visits Calif. Farm to Highlight Worker Safety
…new regulations. Farm Bureau has criticized the new rules, saying the EPA is “piling regulatory costs on farmers and ranchers that bear little if any relation to actual safety issues.”…
CDFA Grants Help Growers Upgrade Irrigation Systems
…grant was having all of us farmers brainstorm about ways to save water and energy,” Torbert said. “We thought of ways to save water that didn’t cost anything.” One of…
California’s CalAgJobs.com Receives Federal Grant
…a comprehensive, one-stop online repository of internship opportunities in California pertaining specifically to specialty crops – all at no cost to either interns or employers. With more than two jobs…
National Manufacturing Month – Recognizing Where the Harvest Leads
…intermediate or final consumption by applying labor, machinery, energy, and scientific knowledge.” Did you know that California, in addition to being far-and-away the nation’s leading agricultural producer, packs just as…
Federal Pesticide Changes Mirror California Rules
…in 1992. But many of the regulations already apply in California. Bryan Little, California Farm Bureau Federation director of employment policy and chief operating officer of the Farm Employers Labor…
Governor Signs CFBF-Endorsed Bill to Streamline Groundwater Adjudication
…this historic effort and I am confident this legislation will cut the court cost and time it takes to adjudicate ground water rights in California.” Groundwater adjudications are notoriously complex,…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Talks TPP
…one of the fastest-growing regions of the world. This agreement has the strongest labor standards of any trade agreement in history, including setting fair hours, prohibiting child labor, prohibiting forced…
Statement by the President on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…first by establishing the highest labor standards of any trade agreement in history, requiring all countries to meet core, enforceable labor standards as stated in the International Labor Organization’s (ILO)…
CDFA Funds $9.38 Million to Assist Farmers in Drought
…as is evident from being oversubscribed by 300 percent.” The 100 selected projects will leverage an additional $4.6 million in private cost-share dollars. The funding will support GHG emission reductions…
Eradication a Costly Endeavor
Eradication of an agriculture pest, although a worthwhile investment, can be an expensive endeavor. Eradication a Costly Endeavor The European grapevine moth is close to being officially eradicated, according to…
Commentary: How to Comply with State Sales and Use Tax Rules
…sales tax on farm equipment. This provision also allows California producers to keep their unit costs down, affording consumers more food at lower cost. But farmers and ranchers must understand…
Farmers Report Shortage of Help to Harvest Crops
…provide a guaranteed supply of workers, participants say its drawbacks include a bureaucratic application process, lack of flexibility and added cost. Figures from the U.S. Department of Labor show use…
Citrus Industry This Week: Federal Promotion Program; Acreage Decline
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes news from the Florida Citrus Commission, a grower’s view on declining acreage and training opportunities for farm labor supervisors. Want to learn…