American Farm Bureau Federation policy experts gave an overview of the issues expected to affect farmers and ranchers in 2019 in a workshop at the organization’s 100th Annual Convention. David…
Navigating the H-2A Guest Worker Program
U.S. farmers and ranchers discussed the current state of regulations governing the farm labor market and efforts to navigate it, at a workshop during the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th…
AFBF Hopes to Maintain Advertising Requirements for Farm Labor Positions
…vacancies in agriculture. The proposed changes to modernize the recruitment advertising rule would require employers to list farm labor jobs online in lieu of print advertisements. The new requirement would…
Celebrating New Year’s The “Right” Way?
…New York and fireworks flying over the Las Vegas strip. Others have specific actions they must do to insure a good new year. Atlas Obscura is an online journal of the…
NASS Finishes 2018 Agriculture Census with Increased Online Participation
…was successful with an increase in online participation. NASS received 445,000 questionnaires just online, putting the overall nation-wide response rate for mail-in, in person and online at 71.8 percent. Danielle…
Amazon Grocery Delivery Not as Robust as Projected
…and also spend more than twice as much as they do on Amazon grocery delivery. The number of households that will have access to online grocery options is expected to…
Looking for the 2019 Agriculturalist of the Year
…A.G. Kawamura and many more. If you would like to nominate someone for the award, you can do so online at the California State Fair website. Applications are due by…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…made other efforts to improve customer service across the agencies: Created “Tell Sonny” Online Feedback Tool: Through collaboration with the Centers of Excellence, USDA built an online feedback tool, called…
The Western View: What We Don’t Know About Geo-Engineering
…can predict the outcome. The unintended consequences could be catastrophic. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us online at www.citrusindustry.net. Sponsored…
Series of Rice Grower Meetings Coming Up in January
…18. The last meeting the series will be held on Tuesday, January 22. More information regarding the specific locations for each of the meetings can be found online at the…
USDA Launches New Program to Create High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity in Rural America
…of online webinars and regional in-person workshops. The full list of upcoming public webinars and workshops can be found at the ReConnect Program’s resource portal at reconnect.usda.gov. In April 2017,…
Food Sustainability Movement Fueled by Internet Connectivity
…agricultural industry has made significant strides in becoming more active online and engaging consumers, but there is more work to be done to ensure that factual information is resonating with…
BEE Where Website Helps Growers
…on or near their fields. Called “Bee Where,” the program creates an online database growers can check to track beehives in their area. This knowledge helps them plan their spraying…
USDA Announces Funding for CA Water Infrastructure
…larger maps online. In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote…