Deep Freeze Will Send Some US Temperatures Plunging January 2, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Waves of intense cold will send temperatures plunging as much as 20F (11C) below normal across the central and eastern...
California Milk Output Down 9% in November on Bird Flu Outbreak December 23, 2024 By Ilena Peng California’s milk production in November plummeted as a bird flu outbreak spreads rapidly among herds in the country’s biggest dairy...
Company Vows to Sue Over Damages After New Mexico Police Destroy Cannabis Crops November 7, 2024 By Susan Montoya Bryan State police have destroyed tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana plants at greenhouses in northwestern New Mexico, marking what...
Texas Pecan Farmers Fight to Save Water Supply November 1, 2024 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune FORT STOCKTON — Zachary Swick plucked a pecan from one of the 78,000 trees at a sprawling West Texas farm...
Washington Farm Labor Contractor Fined $140K for Withholding Info From Workers November 1, 2024 A Pasco farm labor contractor faces nearly $140,000 in fines for violations uncovered during a Washington State Department of Labor...
Cal/OSHA Cites Farm Labor Contractor for Serious Heat-Related Safety Violations October 9, 2024 Cal/OSHA cited a farm labor contractor in Dixon for reportedly failing to protect its employees from heat illness. The inspection...
Vibrant Green Fields Signal a Big US Corn Crop and Weak Prices August 23, 2024 By Michael Hirtzer and Gerson Freitas Jr. Between hail, strong winds, floods and plant disease, US corn crops were put through some tough times this summer. But...
Pilgrim’s Pride Agrees to $100M Settlement Over Chicken Farmers’ Pay August 20, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Pilgrim’s Pride, one of the largest U.S. poultry processors, agreed to pay $100 million to settle claims it conspired with...
First Washington Heat Wave of the Year to Trigger New Heat Rules for Outdoor Workers May 13, 2024 Forecast temperatures in Washington this week are exapted to will trigger protections designed to prevent heat-related illness in agriculture, landscaping,...
Rising Spring Rains Pose Challenges for Midwest Farmers May 7, 2024 By Joshua A. Bickel SABINA, Ohio (AP) — It was just after dark as Ross Woodruff hopped into a truck to haul soybean seeds...