Search Results for: California Farm Bureau
Growers scrap vineyards as market dims
A once-in-a-generation downturn in the wine market is reshaping California’s grape growing regions as farmers tear out vines to rebalance supply wit... READ MORE »
Higher AEWR rates coming
Growers are bracing to pay more – around 7% – for their crews in the coming year. The Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for the H-2A program is e... READ MORE »
Discussion of new organic enforcement rule set for Organic Grower Summit
New organic enforcement rule topic of Organic Grower Summit session Ed session at Organic Grower Summit to tackle new rule Discussion of new organic... READ MORE »
USDA appoints specialty crops industry members to ag advisory committees
The USDA and U.S. Trade Representative’s Office have appointed 130 representatives to serve four-year terms on seven agricultural trade advisory com... READ MORE »
Specialty crop groups urge Congress to support UK trade act
Specialty crop groups are part of a coalition urging Congress to support the Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (U... READ MORE »
Commentary: Golden State growers want solutions for flood-control issues
The destruction to agricultural properties and crops from January and March flooding in Monterey County is considerable. There is frustration about a ... READ MORE »
Senators seek rollback of H-2A wages to 2022 rates
Farm groups are urging Congress to pass the Farm Operations Support Act, which would decrease the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) paid to H-2A tempora... READ MORE »
Paul DiMare, voice of Florida tomatoes, dies
Paul DiMare, a man honored as a Florida agricultural giant and the voice of Florida’s tomato industry, has died. DiMare, 81, died on Friday, Dec. 30... READ MORE »
Georgia wine industry spreads with UGA’s help
When Cassandra and Gary Wiseman bought 185 acres of land in rural Jackson County, Georgia, they envisioned preserving the land through sustainable for... READ MORE »
Ag groups seek quick availability of water project funding
A coalition of agriculture groups in the western U.S. is asking federal officials to immediately implement drought funding in the Inflation Reduction ... READ MORE »
