Farmers are relying more on their own equipment rather than paying others to harvest crops. Pacific Northwest Farmers Cut Back on Hired Labor Farmers are relying more on their own equipment rather than paying others to harvest crops. PASCO, Wash.
Albo’s game playing this week has backfired badly. The Labor government has acted against the interests of our food-producing communities for far too long, and no one believes that they are capable of or willing to change their ways. At…
By Frank Lopez | November 2, 2026 - 4:45 PM Trade tensions, state labor rules and farm technology topped the agenda at Fresno State’s 45th annual Agribusiness Management Conference, held Oct. 29 at Pardini’s in Fresno. The conference, themed “Navigating Risk in Uncertain Times,” is hosted by…
Our vital agricultural industry is anchored by the farmworkers who work in the fields to provide our region and our state with the food we serve on our tables. Through droughts, heat waves and changing political support, they have been…
It’s day one on the job and the new guy is trying to pressure wash an empty farrowing room. He gets impatient trying to blast dried crust off the back of a sow crate, steps too close and hits a…
Farm labor reform keeps almost happening. The latest effort has industrywide support, but if history is any guide, that may not be enough to get it past Congress. Over the last three decades, the fruit and vegetable industry in the…
Special | 5m 40sVideo has Closed Captions | CC Explore how Georgia's agriculture and manufacturing industries drive the state's economy and shape everyday life. Discover how farmers use GPS, drones, artificial intelligence, and precision agriculture to grow crops more efficiently, and learn how advanced…
By Manola Secaira | October 26, 2026 - 4:43 PM On a hot September afternoon, Ana Muñoz drove a tractor for the first time. Following her instructor’s direction, she took… By Business Journal staff | October 29, 2026 By Business Journal staff | October 28, 2026 By Frank Lopez | October 27, 2026 New…
Brian Rexing doesn’t mince words when he talks about why he leaves his Indiana dairy farm to spend time in Washington, D.C. That mission has never been more urgent — or more complicated. As dairy producers gathered in Florida to celebrate…
The Impacts of Section 13 Today, the Pest Control Products Act (PCPA) requires Health Canada to reassess every registered pesticide at least once every 15 years, based on the latest scientific evidence. Section 13 replaces this reassessment with a simple "review" of information…
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