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Idaho potato farm assessed $25K in penalties for ag labor violations

U.S. Department of Labor investigators determined that an Idaho employer violated its obligations to guest workers Guest workers often travel hundreds, if not thousands of miles from their native countries to the U.S. to perform seasonal work, muc... more

Southeast experts to be featured at ‘AI-driven Innovations in Agriculture’ event

The Auburn University College of Agriculture and its fellow land-grant universities throughout the Southeast are jointly hosting a conference next month to address the potential of artificial intelligence, robotics and automation in agriculture. T... more

New president named by Ontario Produce Marketing Association

The board of directors announced Stephen Reid’s appointment as president of The Ontario Produce Marketing Association (OPMA), effective Feb. 28. Reid joins the OPMA after a long career in progressively senior association executive roles as the d... more

Work to sustain groundwater pursued by California agencies

A new era of groundwater management in California continues to take shape as local agencies develop and implement plans that identify how they intend to achieve groundwater sustainability goals over the next 20 years. "The Sustainable Groundwater ... more

Slower than previous droughts, but subsidence still seen in California

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released new satellite-based data that show subsidence – or the sinking of the land surface due to excessive groundwater pumping – continues in the state. DWR has intensified statewide subsid... more

Despite markets, California cropping plans depend on water

With commodity prices higher across the board, markets are telling farmers to plant, plant, plant. But for California growers, who face another potential dry year, water remains a major driver of what crops will go in the ground and their quantity. ... more

Jessica Shade of the Organic Center takes position at USDA NIFA

After nine years of successfully leading The Organic Center (TOC) as director of science programs, Jessica Shade has accepted a position with the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) as national program leader. At NIFA, Shade's... more