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CDFA seeking proposals for manure management, digester research

08/16/23 7:14 AM By Spencer Chase

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation is giving interested parties until mid-September to submit proposals for manure management practices that might be considered in an upcoming calculation tool for two state programs.

California congressmen join call for eRIN program

08/16/23 7:10 AM By Spencer Chase

Nine Democratic members of Congress – including four from the California delegation – are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to advance a rule that would allow electric vehicles to be part of the federal Renewable Fuel Standard.

Farm Hands West: Abrams-Rivera tapped as Kraft Heinz CEO

08/16/23 7:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Carlos Abrams-Rivera has been tapped as the next CEO of Kraft Heinz and Jeffrey Kightlinger has been hired as a consultant by the Imperial Irrigation District.

Gibson resigns from Utah Farm Bureau post amid farmworker abuse allegations

08/15/23 10:34 PM By Spencer Chase

Ron Gibson, the Utah Farm Bureau president who announced a leave of absence last week following the release of a video of a confrontation with the farmworkers on his dairy operation, has resigned from his position.

EPA rejects CAFO petition, will evaluate current regulations

08/15/23 5:58 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a petition calling for stricter regulation of animal feeding operations, deciding instead to establish a federal advisory committee to examine the matter.

Utah Farm Bureau leader arrested, facing farmworker mistreatment allegations

08/14/23 5:08 PM By Spencer Chase and Steve Davies

Utah Farm Bureau President Ron Gibson is facing human trafficking allegations after video surfaced online of him allegedly assaulting a worker on his dairy farm.

Compensation conundrum: It’s more than just a salary

Good company culture critical to keeping employees, and perks becoming important, too

08/14/23 11:56 AM By Jacqui Fatka

Agriculture companies are becoming creative in getting new employees in the door, then keeping them by establishing a culture that values the input of employees and helps them buy into the overall mission of feeding and fueling the world.

Finding good help is always tough. In agriculture, it's getting tougher.

08/07/23 3:22 PM By Jacqui Fatka

If you think hiring good employees for food and agricultural jobs is difficult now, the data doesn’t indicate it’s going to improve anytime soon. Understanding generational differences in today's labor makeup will help ag companies weather the tight labor market.

U.S. cropland values leap more than 8% in 2023

08/05/23 11:37 AM By Philip Brasher

Cropland values jumped 8.1% this year, hitting an average of $5.460 an acre, USDA reports. Many states have seen double-digit increases this year, with Kansas leading the nation with an increase of 16.6%.

Farm program update would yield big losers and some winners, analysis shows

08/02/23 6:30 AM By Philip Brasher

The idea of updating the base acreage that’s used to determine who gets get commodity payments, and how much, has gotten a fresh boost with the endorsement of the National Corn Growers Association. Members of the group believe the savings from requiring farmers to update their base acres could be used to fund increases in commodity program reference prices, a top priority for many farm groups. But a state-by-state map shows that there could be clear winners and losers in the process.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Aug. 30, 2024: Agri-Pulse reports from the Farm Progress Show with House Ag Chair “GT” Thompson; Stephen Nicholson of Rabobank; USB Chair Steve Reinhard

We spoke with House Ag Chair Glenn “GT” Thompson about potential farm bill movement and the growing ag trade deficit. United Soybean Board Chair Steve Reinhard joined the show to discuss export prospects for the record soybean crop and Rabobank economist Stephen Nicholson previewed the farm economic outlook.

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