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Study shows link between ag labor shortage and inflation
State agricultural groups and U.S. Representatives are urging Congress to pass ag labor workforce changes in order to combat inflation. At a July 1... continue reading »
Produce industry veteran joins Nabaco Inc. Board of Directors and Advisory Board
Craig Stephen, a senior leader and advisor in the consumer food and produce industry, has joined the Board of Directors and Advisory Board for Nabaco ... continue reading »
Conagra Brands to open Birds Eye vegetable processing facility
Conagra Brands Inc. is opening a new state-of-the-art vegetable processing plant in Waseca, Minn. The new 245,000 square foot facility processes fresh... continue reading »
Resources available for COVID booster shot clinics for farmworkers
As the 2022 season gets into full swing and labor crews arrive to farms, COVID-19 outbreaks are still a risk for growers and their workers. Despit... continue reading »
Upward Farms names vice president of operations
Upward Farms, an organic vertical farming company, has named seasoned supply chain and operations leader Andrew Howell as vice president of operations... continue reading »
US extends full-vaccination requirements for H-2A guestworkers
The Department of Homeland Security announced April 21 that it is extending requirements that non-citizens are fully vaccinated upon entering the U.S.... continue reading »
California Farm Bureau, UC to survey labor impacts
From the Industrial Revolution to the Great Recession, labor markets and the nature of employment itself have been greatly altered during periods of b... continue reading »
Agriculture robotics event coming to Fresno in 2022
FIRA USA, an agriculture robotics event, is coming to Fresno, California, in October 2022. The event is designed to bring together specialty crop g... continue reading »
Square Roots continues Midwest expansion
Square Roots, a technology company in indoor farming, and Gordon Food Service, one of the largest food distributors in North America, have opened a ne... continue reading »
Food safety gets smarter
Driven by ever-strict safety regulations and the need for traceability across the supply chain, food manufacturers are increasingly turning to inspect... continue reading »
