Ag tech innovations expand as farms continue search for labor savings

04/07/21 5:40 AM By Amy Mayer

The intersection of increasing labor shortages, higher pay for agricultural workers, and new attention to employee safety is highlighting efforts to bring labor-saving technologies to specialty crop fields.

Karen Ross: Agtech can learn from healthcare

03/22/21 7:12 AM By Brad Hooker

As California agriculture transitions to mechanization to reduce labor costs, the healthcare industry may hold some lessons, said the CDFA secretary.

Farm labor economist: It’s time to confront the ‘old way of thinking’

03/17/21 8:33 AM By Brad Hooker

Agricultural labor problems “don’t fade away” as the share of employment goes down, and a shrinking sector will require even more effort to protect workers, according to UC Davis Agricultural Economist Philip Martin, who has written a new book on the topic.

Ag economists remain optimistic for California’s future

03/09/21 12:00 AM By Brad Hooker

Ag economists look back on the many obstacles California agriculture has overcome to forecast where the industry is headed.

Witnesses push immigration reform, mechanization research at Ag panel hearing

07/12/17 5:00 PM By Ali Luety

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2017 – Witnesses and lawmakers at a House Agriculture Committee hearing today showed broad support for immigration reform and mechanization research to address labor shortages faced by specialty crop producers.

Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

This week’s Open Mic guest is U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin. The Illinois Democrat has long been concerned about a changing climate and the challenges it poses for the nation and its farmers. Durbin supports the American Jobs Act and recognizes the agriculture industry’s concerns over tax amendments to pay for the investment. He continues to work for immigration reform with a strong agriculture worker component and hopes for new efforts to expand market opportunities for farmers and ranchers.

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Opinion: The Biden administration should address Mexico’s bans on genetically engineered corn and glyphosate

In this opinion piece, Daren Bakst and Gabriella Beaumont-Smith with The Heritage Foundation discuss the potential fallout from Mexico’s bans and what the administration can do.

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Washington Week in Review: May 6, 2021: Rep. Dusty Johnson on 30x30, infrastructure, beef bills

The Biden administration rolled out a plan to conserve 30% of the nation's land and water by 2030 this week, and House Ag Committee Republican Dusty Johnson is among many looking for specifics on what this means for American agriculture. In this interview, the South Dakota Republican offers his thoughts on that as well as where he sees infrastructure and beef cattle market reforms going in 2021.

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