The Packer
Growers feel the squeeze as county’s citrus industry drops
Hurricane Irma roared across the gulf coast of Florida as citrus trees sat with full, nearly ripe fruit.
Cranberries might be a staple on Thanksgiving tables, but a glut of U.S. supplies has gotten so large that fruit could be headed to the compost pile.
This year’s U.S. Atlantic hurricane season is officially the most expensive ever.
Gestation stalls, manure application and antibiotics took center stage during a panel at the 2017 Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Kansas City, Mo.
Produce growers are searching for long-term solutions not just a short-term fix when it comes to agricultural labor. However, lawmakers and the farming community are mixed when it comes to those different solutions. The Ag Guest worker Act, introduced by Chairman Bob Goodlatte cleared the House Judiciary Committee in late October. It’s designed to replace the H-2A Program. That’s not the only piece of legislation floating around Congress. Lawmaker Lamar Smith introduced legislation called the Legal Workforce Act, which could mandate employers to use the e-verify system to check legal status of agricultural employees. It’s a tug-of-war battle to see which piece of legislation proposed at roughly the same time will work for farmers. AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben talked with West Coast produce growers Neil Nagata with Nagata Bros. Farms in Oceanside, Ca., and Al Stehly with Rockwood Ranch in Escondido, Ca., about their challenges and thoughts on potential legislation. Betsy also talked with Tom Nassif, president and CEO of Western Growers as well. Listen to the full AgDay segment above.
The Soil Health Partnership (SHP) is an initiative of the National Corn Growers Association that is testing conservation practices on farms using 20- to 80-acre plots.
The event will convene more than 500 leaders from across the food supply chain to discuss strategies for continuous on-farm improvement and scaling of best practices.
Producers say field practices need improvement as food buyers seek sustainability
Food Fight Breaks Out Over Fresh Fruit-and-Vegetable Packaging
Arkansas rice producer Jennifer James earned the agricultural sustainability group’s 2017 Farmer of the Year Award, while the 2017 Collaboration of the Year Award went to Kellogg Company, Syngenta and The Nature Conservancy.
Farms on the Kansas High Plains have long produced a bevy of crops and livestock, from wheat and corn to cattle and hogs. Now, a new type of operation is taking root in the southwest and northwest parts of the state called water technology farms.
To show your farm team you care, keep open lines of communication and provide incentives for a job well done.
One of the biggest challenges of working with family is you know them as family first—all their flaws, history and tendencies. With that in mind, it’s often difficult to treat them as a professional colleague.
Working with people outside of the family on a family farm can present challenges. On the Klein’s Seymour, Ill. farm, they strive to make sure everyone feels heard.
The world may produce the least wine this year in half a century,
California is using diesel brewed from fats and oils to fuel everything from fire trucks to United Parcel Service Inc. delivery vehicles.
Producers are one step closer to a new guest worker program designed to get more agricultural labor help to operations. The Ag. Guest Worker Bill barely clearing the House Judiciary committee by a vote of 17 to 16 on Wednesday. The bill is designed to replace the current H2A program.
California’s Napa and Sonoma Valleys are continuing to clean up after recent wildfires swept through the area.
Some South Texas pecan crops damaged by Hurricane Harvey
Crumbling locks and dams jeopardize U.S. ag’s competitive advantage
A Rhode Island grower breaks record with massive pumpkin
Florida’s Orange Crop at 76-Year Low Crushed by Hurricane Irma
Climate change is expected to reduce the growth and stature of big bluestem, a dominant prairie grass, by up to 60% over the next 75 years.
The North American Free Trade Agreement is in its 23rd year. But there are growing doubts that it will survive through its 24th.
San Francisco has become the first U.S. city to require grocers with 25 stores or more to report annually the use of antibiotics in the raw meat and poultry they sell.
Florida Orange Crop Seen Plunging to 71-Year Low After Irma
Blueberries are widely recommended as part of a heart-healthy diet, but they can also play a role in fighting cervical cancer.