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California food and ag outlook: ‘We’re in the middle of a perfect storm’

07/20/22 6:14 AM By Sara Wyant

The combination of factors that came together within the last two years for California food and agriculture “should be considered a Black Swan event” that was unpredictable yet can have severe impacts, according to a leading analyst.

Farmers fear post-drought worker shortage

06/02/21 6:56 AM By Brad Hooker

Fallowing acres due to the drought will lead to lost wages for farmworkers, many of whom will find steadier work elsewhere.

The FarmWise Titan is a semi-autonomous weeding robot.

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.

Perdue: Administration mulls guest worker improvements

08/09/17 6:50 AM By Philip Brasher

WISCONSIN, August 9, 2017 - “Labor is a huge issue and we’ve got people working on it full time to provide some reasonable solutions not only for agriculture people but for the American people,” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told Agri-Pulse ...

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12.20.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 20, 2024: Todd Van Hoose on Farm Credit System, farm economy

The Farm Credit System has experienced many changes in recent decades to better support rural America. Todd Van Hoose, retiring president and CEO of the Farm Credit Council, discussed the viability of lenders in 2025 and looked back at a historic farm bill advocacy push. Christy Seyfert will succeed Van Hoose in January.

Then, The Russell Group’s Jessica Schulken and John Weber from Monument Advocacy discuss the potential impacts of DOGE and what influence RFK Jr. may have on the food and agriculture industries.

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