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Shoreline Fruit receives ag processing renaissance zone approval
Shoreline Fruit, a grower, processor and marketer of premium cherry products and other dried fruits, announced that Gov. Rick Snyder approved the establishment of an Agricultural Processing Renaissance Zone (APRZ) for the expansion of Shoreline... more »
Community college looks to prepare students for jobs in agriculture
Muskegon Community College administrators want to help bolster West Michigan's agriculture industry. Partnering with Michigan State University, MCC is reaching out to leaders in Newaygo County's agriculture industry and K-12 educators with a basic question:... more »
Casey named as chair of agriculture subcommittee
In addition to his duties on the Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation subcommittee and the Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agricultural Security subcommittees, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey will chair a third agriculture-related subcommittee.... more »
Novel sweet cherry system getting attention
A group of tree fruit growers recently got a look at a high-efficiency growing system for sweet cherries called the UFO – short for Upright Fruiting Offshoots. It was March 1 at Hanrahan Orchards near... more »
J1 Visas offer alternative labor source
Finding quality labor is an issue most growers must deal with. Many fruit and vegetable growers are aware of the H-2A visa program that allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the country to... more »
More states growing their own wine grapes
While California remains the leader in grape and wine production in the United States, other regions of the country are quickly catching on. Both new and old growers are getting into the grape and wine... more »
Gainesville marks National Farm Workers Awareness Week
As the spring sun ripens Alto Straughn’s blueberry crop, more than a thousand seasonal workers are beginning to descend on his farm east of Waldo, where they will pick the plump berries for about a... more »
Meetings aimed at preventing workers’ heat illness
It may be weeks before Valley temperatures begin to climb, but farmers and farm-labor contractors are getting ready for a series of seminars aimed at protecting workers from heat illness. The Fresno BeeTo read more,... more »
Federal farm worker laws need flexibility
Local farmers and agriculture organizations have long complained about the lack of flexibility in rules regarding foreign farm workers, but with little success. The Yuma SunRead the rest of the story here. more »
USApple applauds U.S.-Mexico trucking agreement
The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) applauds the governments of the U.S. and Mexico for announcing that they have reached an agreement in principle to resolve a long-standing cross-border trucking dispute. Mexico has committed to end... more »
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