…great sessions with regards to labor. Our legal team is on staff there. They do a great presentation as well; everybody loves that session. And quite honestly, it’s a great…
USDA Supports Supply Chain Enhancement with $215 Million Investment
…these and other NIFA funding opportunities, visit the NIFA website. USDA expects to continue working with the Department of Labor to support and encourage the development of good jobs in the…
Inaugural Global Harvest Automation Report Details Interest and Investment
…be annual series detailing harvest automation growth and opportunities. The report is part of Western Growers’ larger effort to accelerate automation in agriculture, the Global Harvest Automation Initiative. “Labor is…
Automated Weeder Technology Advancing at Right Time, Given Labor Availability
Advancements made with automated weeding technology have become even more important as labor costs continue to climb. Compounding the issue for producers is the overall amount of available labor. Vegetable…
Winegrape Growers Struggling With Vineyard Development Costs
…posts. Aguirre explained that the material costs are adding to an already challenging situation. “Now in 2022, with well-known supply chain disruptions and higher labor costs, costs of vineyard development…
Winegrape Prices Not Keeping Pace with Rising Costs of Production
…over the past decade have been eye opening. Water, labor, and input costs have continually increased while growers struggle with relatively stagnate prices. Citing a specific example from the Lodi…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 01-21-22
…working with the Biden administration on WOTUS and get an update on where farm labor reform sits in Congress. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features,…
American Farm Bureau Establishes 2022 Policies
…meat industry led to calls for greater transparency in livestock markets. As farmers’ labor struggles continue, delegates approved additional policies that build on existing AFBF policies regarding the need for…
VofV: When NASA and Farming Collide
…regulations and lack of water and labor) and what tech is on the horizon to solve those problems. Neill, who currently serves as general manager at Turlock Fruit Company, covers…
CFLCA Requesting Industry Input on DIR Processing Challenges
The California Farm Labor Contractor Association (CFLCA) is asking for feedback from industry members about their experiences with the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). As CFLCA Executive Director Nigel…
Mixed Response to Biden’s Meat Industry Action Plan
…the North American Meat Institute, Julie Anna Potts points to labor as being the most significant factor creating issues for meat and poultry production. “Press conferences and using taxpayer dollars…
CAWG President John Aguirre to Step Down After 12 Years
…address Pierce’s disease, the glassy-winged sharpshooter and the control of other pests; passed amendments to California’s processors law; and worked to protect growers from onerous new labor and environmental regulations….
Uncertainty at California Ports Continues to Create Problems
The uncertainty at California ports is an ongoing problem for the food supply chain, with expectations for the issue to continue well into the next year. Labor shortages at the…
Week in Review: House Passes Ocean Shipping Reform Act, Continued Growth in Organic
…of the continuing issues being tracked by the California Farm Labor Contractor Association is the ongoing challenge with farm labor contractor licensing. All of the major agricultural headlines can be…