…Jim Costa introduced the legislation earlier in the week. The SHIP IT Act seeks to support the trucking industry by incentivizing the recruitment of new truck drivers and providing more…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 01-25-23
…year for avocados in 2022 for SoCal growers and addressing high labor cost for produce growers. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen…
VofV: Seana Day on How Farmers Can Use Technology to Make Financially Sound Decisions
…willing to assume as just a cost of doing business,” Day shares. Day also speaks about the growing need for a workforce trained in the unique environment of an agricultural…
Disaster Assistance Bolstered with Latest FSA Announcement
…Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) has also been updated. The program now allows participation from producers that lease state and federal lands. Up to 25 percent of the cost for all…
Almond Update: Cold Storage for Bees Becoming More Popular
…Brandon Hopkins said that somewhere between 25 and 30 percent of bees deployed in California almond orchards are stored indoors in winter months. There is a cost saving for beekeepers,…
Sites Reservoir Receives More Funding as California Experiences Substantial Rainstorms
…Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. The entire project is estimated to cost about $5.2 billion. The funding announcement comes as California experiences a series of significant storm systems. Flooding…
Collaboration Critical for Advancing the Raisin Industry
…any kind of human intervention,” Hubbell said. Eliminating or reducing the need for labor and inputs is a core focus and driving factor behind innovation. Partnerships between farmers and developers…
Eggs Double in Price During 2022
Eggs are more expensive than they were in 2021. Marketplace says the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the price of a dozen Grade A eggs jumped from $1.82 in 2021…
Almond Update: Looking Forward to 2023 with Industry Optimism
…navigating in 2022 have largely been out of growers’ control. The conflict in Ukraine and its impact on petroleum prices and the ripple effect that has, rising labor costs, and…
Opportunities and Challenges of Electric Farming Equipment
…well as the role of labor on the farm, will change as this technology becomes more common. “There’s a hundred things to do every day, that we’re not getting done…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 12-26-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers congress failing farmers, farmworkers and American consumers by not placing labor reform in…
Agricultural Wins and Losses in Omnibus Appropriations Package
…labor,” said IFPA’s Chief Policy Officer Robert Guenther. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s…
WRDA 2022 Now Awaits Presidential Signature
…component of the fertilizer distribution system.” TFI points out a particular component of WRDA 2022 as being especially important. The legislation’s reauthorization makes the cost-share structure for inland waterways permanent….
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 12-19-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the last-minute introduction of a farm labor bill, the immediate drought relief component…