Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. On today’s show addressing farm labor challenges through technology. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen…
Economic Template and AgTech Assist Platform from Western Growers
Salinas, CA: Farm workers toil in the lettuce field to bring the harvest to market. By woodkern/DepositPhotos image Addressing labor issues with new technologies can be a complicated process. Senior…
California Dairy Industry Adapts to Challenges with Efficiency Improvements
…it’s hard to deny that the plants have had higher costs over the last 16 years with energy and labor particularly. And there’ll be an adjustment in milk prices.” The…
Preliminary Injunction Against DOL Rule Allowing H-2A Workers to Unionize
A federal court in Georgia has temporarily blocked the Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing a new regulation that would allow H-2A visa farmworkers to unionize. The preliminary injunction, requested…
California Wine Industry Facing Several Challenges
…wine industry is labor. Hourly wages have multiplied in the past two decades while the value of grapes has remained largely unchanged. “The amount of overhead created by the costs…
California Contributes The Most to Total U.S. Farm Expenditures
…expenditures in the United States are estimated at $481.9 billion for 2023. That marks a 6.5 percent increase from 2022. Feed, livestock, poultry, and related expenses, farm services, and labor…
Almond Update: Ag Business Approaches to Overcome Challenges
…your water and how are you managing your labor? Everything else is out of your control,” said Athwal. Labor costs and shortages also pose significant ag business challenges. Athwal explained…
Unique Pumpkin Varieties Mark the Beginning of the Fall Season
…Labor Day weekend, and then in full swing by October. Acreage dedicated to pumpkin cultivation this year remains consistent with last year’s, he added. As the company’s watermelon season comes…
CBO Says House Farm Bill Cost Will Raise Deficit
Image by mj0007/DepositPhotos The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an official cost estimate of the House Ag Committee’s farm bill and said it’s $33 billion over budget and fails to…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 08-05-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show highlights how California ag labor rates stack up against other specialty crop states and…
Watermelon Production Progressing Well Despite Rough Start
…been excellent,” said Van Groningen. With regards to labor, Van Groningen said that one of the reasons for the success of the company’s watermelon production is that they experience a…
Pork Industry Impact on U.S. Economy
…of inputs. Feed inputs account for an estimated 52 percent of total U.S. production costs. They say other costs include equipment, buildings, land, utilities, trucking, and labor. Despite those high…
Some Good News in Food Price Forecast
…Agriculture Department are projecting that food at the grocery store this year will likely cost us more than last year, but only about 1% more. “And that’s compared to a…
Injunction Pauses Unionization Efforts Amidst Constitutionality Questions
…representation. However, the UFW criticized the decision, arguing it bypasses long-standing labor laws requiring employers to go through election objections before seeking judicial intervention. The injunction halts all union-related activities…