Farmers prepare for housing during pandemic
Farm employer advice regarding the coronavirus rolls out as growers prepare for seasonal labor housing.
Fazio: Let’s make this work
When MSNBC and farmers agree, folks should listen in D.C.
Oregon issues pandemic farming rules
Emergency regs ban bunk beds in worker housing.
Coronavirus slows H-2A visas
U.S. State Department seeks middle ground to allow some seasonal ag workers.
Federal judge rules against Zirkle
A federal judge has ruled against a Washington blueberry producer’s prevailing wage challenge and ordered the company to pay its
When the growing gets tough
Washington hort show speakers paint grim, but not hopeless, economic picture of the industry.
Beth Brown, a young grower from Waterport, New York
Beth grew up working with her grandfather, Harold Henry, on their family farm in Eden Valley, New York, and later graduated with a business degree from State University of New York at Oswego.
More growers count in census count update
Ag census methodology change recognizes a broader array of growers.
H-2A poised for change
Proposed laws and regulations aim to make the H-2A program more affordable, accessible.
The art and science of farming
Smith Orchards preserves a family farming history with modernization in mind.