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Pacific Northwest Cherry harvest is under way, but the end of May brought cool and unsettled weather which delayed the first pick for many growers.

Along with shortages of water and of qualified employees, farmers have also been coping with a shortage of wooden pallets.

Machinery now exists to do everything in a vineyard, and University of California specialists say that could help grape growers overcome chronic problems in hiring enough people.

Because parched pastures won’t have enough grass to support their animals, dairy farmers and livestock ranchers need to buy more hay, and that means restricted supplies and higher prices.

World Food Safety Day was celebrated June 7th. It was established in 2018 through a U.N. General Assembly resolution to bring awareness to foodborne risks.

Pear farmers expect the California harvest to begin in about a month, and say early prospects for the crop look positive.

The USDA will invest up to $1 billion, including $500 million in American Rescue Plan funding, in The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

President Biden will meet President Vladimir Putin as planned on June 16, after holding Russia culpable for the ransomware attack that crippled meatpacker JBS.

In response to the ransomware attack, USDA is working with the White House, Homeland Security, JBS and others offering assistance to mitigate potential supply or price issues.

**Representatives from Faulkner University, Alabama Farmers Federation and the National Agricultural Law Center gathered last week to establish a three-year Alabama Ag Law Pathway.
www.alfafarmers.org reports, starting next spring, first-year students in Faulkner’s Jones School of Law…