Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers upskilling the current ag workforce, West Coast port labor challenges, USDA investing in…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 04-11-23
…accurate snow data surveys and a Voices of the Valley episode on the future of ag labor. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more….
Week in Review: Water Allocations Double & Port Labor Dispute Heating Up
The fourth snow survey conducted by the California Department of Water Resources demonstrated a record-breaking snowpack. Disease pressures in vineyards are likely to be higher this year due to environmental…
VofV: Ian LeMay, President of the California Fresh Fruit Association, on how Agtech Bolsters Ag Labor
…produce agriculture to reach a bright and exciting future. LeMay shares his thoughts about the two biggest challenges that fresh fruit farmers in California face: labor and water. “Transition is…
Week in Review: Water Allocations Double & Port Labor Dispute Heating Up
…Resources is increasing water allocations for the State Water Project. More than 100 agriculture and business organizations sent a letter to President Joe Biden outlining concerns regarding labor negotiations. Leaffooted…
Industry Organizations Seek Federal Intervention in Port Labor Negotiations
A coalition of industry groups is seeking federal intervention in port labor negotiations on the West Coast. More than 100 agriculture and business organizations sent a letter to President Joe…
Farm Operations Support Act Aims to Suspend H-2A Wage Increases
…placing additional burden on farm employers. “The wage rate farmers are required to pay by the Department of Labor has long outpaced the rate of inflation and become unsustainable,” said…
Agronomic Minute: Sensors to Help Fine-Tune Precision Irrigation Systems
…a pressure chamber or a pressure bomb.” Remote sensors for measuring stem water potential on a level similar to pressure chambers can help cut down on labor needs. While a…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 03-13-23
…billion to California’s economy, CFBF working to protect an important firefighting tool, labor shortages and the H2A program. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 03-07-23
…looking at almond statements, and H-2A/labor shortages with Stanislaus County Farm Bureau. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News…
Agricultural Groups Concerned by Latest H-2A Wage Rules
…Labor will become effective on March 30. Wages for field workers will be based on wage data from the Farm Labor Survey from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Other H-2A…
California Pistachios Have Economic Impact of More Than $6.4 Billion
…by Dennis H. Tootelian of the Tootelian Company of Sacramento. Economic impacts of the industry are broken down by spending for goods and services, jobs created, labor income, as well…
First 2023 House Agriculture Committee Hearing Focuses on Challenges
…war in Ukraine. “Over the last several years, I have traveled to more than 40 states and have heard firsthand from our farmers on issues related to labor, fuel, fertilizer,…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 02-28-23
…by the lower than expected winegrape crush, and a harsh reality of labor shortage in the ag sector. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and…