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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.

New Democrat Coalition wants support for small producers in farm bill

07/28/23 8:58 AM By Jana Rose Schleis

A coalition of center-left House Democrats is emphasizing conservation, diverse farm income, and nutrition in its farm bill priorities.

Valadao bill would help specialty crop growers afford automation

07/27/23 1:37 PM By Steve Davies

A House bill introduced Thursday would address one of the top farm bill goals for specialty crop growers by setting up a grant program to ease the cost of adopting automation in their operations.

After decades of progress, ranchers still face scrutiny over ecosystem impacts

07/26/23 7:10 AM By Brad Hooker

After three decades of voluntary conservation efforts, regulatory actions and court battles, ranchers are still educating state agencies on the relationship between cattle and the environment in California.

Food processors raise alarms over AC costs for California’s indoor heat regulation

07/26/23 7:08 AM By Brad Hooker

The cost to cool down processing facilities—which only operate for about two months of the year—would reach as high as to $9 million.

Organic dairy producers have two more weeks to apply for USDA assistance

07/26/23 7:04 AM By Jana Rose Schleis

Applications for the new USDA Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) will now be due August 11, 2023.

Farm Hands West: Biden to nominate Holladay as USDA CFO; Naturipe Farms hires Lyons

07/26/23 7:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Jon Holladay as the chief financial officer at the Department of Agriculture, and Matthew Lyons is now the director of business development, Value-Added Fresh division, for Naturipe Farms.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 8, 2024: Glickman, Johanns on Trump presidency ag impact

Donald Trump won the presidency and the GOP won control of the Senate this week. Some House race votes are still being tallied.

We sat down with two former agriculture secretaries, Dan Glickman from the Clinton administration and Mike Johanns from the Bush administration, to discuss what could be ahead regarding trade and immigration policy, as well as the possible role of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Trump administration.

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