…these emerging voices are navigating an industry influenced by climate change and the need for sustainability, water and labor shortages and advancements in agtech. We explore the California Agricultural Leadership…
IFPA Policy Retreat Charts Course for Advocacy in 2025
…priorities for the remainder of 2024 and into 2025. With the Farm Bill still not finalized and a number of labor rules going into effect, the council was busy determining…
Grant to Support Climate-Smart Cotton Research
…and solve labor challenges. NIFA awarded the Texas A&M Climate Smart Cotton Grant as part of its Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. This research project will explore ways to reduce…
Addressing Farm Labor Challenges Through Technology
…to address some of the short and long-term labor challenges in farming. Chief Innovation Officer for UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gabe Youtsey, said addressing labor issues requires a multifaceted…
AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 09-19-24
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…
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…