The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a new slate of Adverse Effect Wage Rates for agricultural labor. Growers must pay the higher of the AEWR or the state minimum wage. The difference between the U.S. worker and H-2A worker wage floors is the H-2A h... See more
Sebastian Traviesa of Sunridge Nurseries searches for soil texture layers during a viticulture field day on July 30 in Prosser, Washington. About 50 people participated in the annual event organized by Washington State University and the Washington State ... See more
A Bay Area ag tech startup held grower demonstrations of its autonomous platforms on July 22 in Washington’s Yakima Valley as the company courts the Northwest tree fruit market. Bonsai Robotics of San Jose, California, makes compact, driverless farm equip... See more
A solar-powered FineField mechanical blueberry harvester begins harvesting for the fresh market in May at Pinebloom Farms in Southwest Georgia. The farm programs autonomous Burro carts to follow the machines and help manage bins. (Courtesy Caroline Gray) ... See more
The economic malaise of the fruit industry has claimed one of the nation’s largest, vertically integrated, deciduous tree fruit companies. The June bankruptcy filing of Brewster Heights Packing and Orchards shows how multiple years of rising costs and low... See more
