How Best To Integrate Man And Machine By Christina Herrick|May 27, 2016 If you want to implement labor-saving mechanization, you should start the conversation with the end user – your employees.Read More
California Ag Department Makes Big Investment in Sustainable Pest Management By California Department of Food and Agriculture|November 4, 2024
Knowing Role, Expectations Beneficial To Your Staff By Christina Herrick|April 28, 2016 Labor management is much more than just delegation.
The Truth About Most Farmworkers [Opinion] By David Eddy|April 28, 2016 Just ask any grower who has placed a help wanted ad.
Common Sense On Immigration [Opinion: One Grower’s Take] By Brad Hollabaugh|April 27, 2016 We need a guest worker program if we’re going to feed America and ensure our national security.
New Study Finds Traditional Migrant Workers Older, Female, Settling Down Posted by David Eddy|April 26, 2016 Ball State University research shows many of the agricultural migrant workers of the past just aren’t migrating any more.
Farm Bureau Says Labor Visa Backlogs Threaten 2016 Crops Posted by Christina Herrick|April 26, 2016 Agency calls for swifter processing of paperwork so growers’ requests for crews can be met.
McManis Family Vineyards: Treating Employees Like Family By David Eddy|April 21, 2016 It’s no coincidence that more than half the full-time vineyard workers at McManis Family Vineyards have been with the company for 20-plus years.
California Raises Minimum Wage Posted by Christina Herrick|March 29, 2016 State is the first in the country to bring minimum wage to $15 per hour for businesses with 26 or more employees.
E-Verify Optimized For Mobile Devices Posted by Christina Herrick|March 1, 2016 Mobile-responsive design to aid in growing use on smartphones, tablets, and laptops in the field.
Florida Farmers Losing Sleep For A Good Reason [Opinion] By Frank Giles|November 14, 2015 Growers can’t afford to dabble in feel-good ideas from people who don’t understand agriculture when a crop must be harvested today or lost tomorrow.
Grimmway Farms Moves Plants With Robots Posted by Richard Jones|October 5, 2015 In phase one of what it hopes will be a series of trials, Grimmway Farms experimented with the […]
Robots, Container Production, And The Future Of Vegetable Growing By Richard Jones|October 5, 2015 Water. Labor. Affordable land. Transportation costs. As a vegetable grower, you face challenges like these every year — […]
EPA Announces Children Under 18 Can No Longer Handle Pesticides Posted by Christina Herrick|September 29, 2015 EPA is announcing stronger protections for the nation’s 2 million agricultural workers and their families working on farms, […]
Florida Prison Farmworker Programs Fruitful For State, Inmates Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 6, 2015 UF/IFAS-led initiatives putting more locally grown food on the table at fraction of the cost.
United Farm Workers Turns Up Heat On California Growers Posted by Rosemary Gordon|July 29, 2015 With temperatures soaring into the triple digits, union organizers are focusing on heat illness regulations.
Washington Supreme Court Rules Workers Paid Piece-Rate Wages Are Entitled To Rest-Break Pay Posted by Christina Herrick|July 21, 2015 According to a news story in the Yakima News Herald, the state Supreme Court of Washington unanimously […]
More Than 1,000 Ag-Workers Stranded At Mexican Border Posted by Lauren María Alexander|June 18, 2015 According to a news alert from The Department of State, a hardware failure in the State Department facility […]
Florida Growers Working Toward Safety And Equality By Fritz M. Roka|June 17, 2015 New Certificate Program educates farm supervisors on best practices.
Washington Tree Fruit Grower Hit With $2.25 Million Fine After ICE Audit By Growing Produce Staff|June 5, 2015 Broetje Orchards makes no admission of wrongdoing and notes no allegations or findings of criminal conduct.
Grants Available For Farmworker Education Posted by Christina Herrick|May 19, 2015 Grants are available for farmworkers and their families interested in attending adult educational programs through the Washington Apple […]