dairy farms

**The American Fruit Growers held its annual State of the Industry survey, with labor a big topic. One-third of the respondents say labor is not an issue for them, at least not yet. Growing Produce says that group typically has a stable team of employees, and in 20% of those cases, it includes family members...

**A coalition of California farm and water district groups has formally asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to appoint Representative Jim Costa, a Fresno Democrat, as the new chair of the House Ag Committee. In a letter sent Friday, the 70 organizations said Costa “possesses the experience and leadership adeptness” to serve effectively...

The pandemic has complicated work for California farmers who need replacement parts for machinery, with some parts in short supply.

Winegrape Growers of California, Oregon and Washington had their first meeting of a Smoke Exposure Task Force to address the problems caused by exposure to wildfire smoke.

The Wisconsin Dept of Ag reports the loss of another 212 dairy farms in the first quarter of 2019. On April 1, the number of licensed dairy farms in Wisconsin stood at 7,898.

The 2017 Ag Census shows the dairy industry continues its relentless march toward consolidation. The Ag Census shows over 54,000 farms had milk cows in 2017.

In honor of National Nutrition Month®, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced a new campaign to help simplify the nutrition information that surrounds us each day.

Dicamba complaints are down. A story from agriculture.com says one thing farmers have started to appreciate is dicamba is not as forgiving as other herbicides.

A newly overhauled MPP, which should provide better payments to dairy farms. USDA and FDA programs will receive about $23.3 billion in discretionary spending.

Solar power projects beginning to form with dairy farms. Renewable fuels farm bill and health care are the hot topic for the National Farmers Union.