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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, October 08, 2024
California farmers grow the vast majority of lettuce for the country, though in recent years the number of acres planted has declined and the salad staple has dropped from consistently the number 2 crop in California (by value) at the start of the century to number 5 in 2018 and 2019.
The Census of Agriculture will be taken again next year and may reflect changes from additional challenges such as increased labor costs, water scarcity and environmental regulations.
Specialty crop growers have long struggled with finding available workers, but the industry is working to rapidly solve their ag labor woes through innovation and automation
As part of its ongoing efforts to address food insecurity resulting from the pandemic, USDA announced it will purchase up to $159.4 million in food products for food assistance programs.
Brian Antle has returned to Tanimura and Antle as the new executive vice president of sales and Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc., has brought on Denis Koh as the new chief financial officer.
President Joe Biden's goal of making U.S. electric power carbon-free by 2035 looks very doable or quite challenging and expensive to meet depending on where you live, work or farm in rural America.
About 400 new proposals have been introduced under an already confined schedule due to COVID-19 protocols, leaving little time and few details to guide policy decisions that could boost budgets by 90%.
A federal judge has posed some pointed questions for a hearing Wednesday where he will consider whether to grant preliminary approval to a Bayer-proposed settlement for a so-called “futures class” of plaintiffs who contract non-Hodgkin lymphoma.