…production forecast is 7,000 tons. Other varieties are expected to total 1,000 tons. Despite the increase in rainfall, drought conditions remain a concern for growers. Variable crop yields and labor…
Vegetable Seeds Headline Breeder Field Day
…says it’s a good opportunity for growers to get firsthand knowledge. Listen to the complete interview with Ware, including information developments that could reduce labor costs. Jake Ware – HM…
Multi-Party Water Exchange Will Benefit Donner Lake
…up to Labor Day. Due to quickly diminishing runoff in the Truckee River Basin watershed this summer, local reservoirs, including Donner Lake, are being drawn down faster than normal. As…
Fresno County Ag Value Declines in 2015
…those whose jobs depend upon agriculture-that we must not take what we have for granted,” continued Jacobsen. “By not addressing our challenges head-on, whether it be water supply reductions, labor…
House says ‘No Reason’ to Hold TPP Vote
…negotiated a deal that “cost them dozens of votes in Congress.” He called for the President to renegotiate some components of the trade agreement, including some agriculture and labor provisions….
Farm Bureau Urges Support for Education
…and the Workforce approved the bill earlier this month. However, both chambers of Congress remain in recess until after Labor Day. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Farm Labor
Everett Griner talks about the farm labor shortage issue and offers a possible solution in today’s Agri View. Farm Labor Here we are well into the summer, and a news…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…still safeguarding riparian areas and other habitat. But he emphasized good management also takes time and labor, and in the end, those management goals—whether for vegetation or conservation—must work for…
CFBF Encourages Overtime Bill Action
…and farm workers. The higher cost of providing overtime pay will force farmers to cut employee work hours to control labor costs and farm worker compensation will decline. The application…
Dockers Union Contract Negotiations
…– retroactive to July 1, 2014 – after protracted labor talks and a nearly four-month work slowdown that harmed U.S. exporters. The U.S. meat and poultry sectors lost an estimated…
Seed to Table
…all like so much, both in terms of the labor of growing food and the pleasure of eating it. From seed packet to the dinner plate, in less than 60…
Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor
A new electronic bug trap reduces labor and can save a grower in application costs. The trap aims to replace the old sticky traps that are currently used to monitor…
Robot Aims to Automate Produce Handling
…that might be able to help. Robot Aims to Automate Produce Handling As labor issues continue to plague California and the rest of the nation, farmers are looking for more…
Lessons from Six California Soil Care Farmers
…their center pivot-irrigated crops growing on undulating terrain. These practices also cut costs and eliminate considerable labor. Tom Willey of Madera uses compost applications ahead of each of his organic…