Dangerous border crossings continue to be an issue for those with land adjacent to the border. Just last week, U.S. Border Patrol agents took more than 160 undocumented immigrants into custody within 24 hours in two human smuggling attempts in Laredo, Texas. That included finding 50 people inside a tanker trailer.
Farmers, how are you filling jobs around the farm? Farm employees, what’s the job market look like from your point of view? Sound off in this quick, three-question survey.
Nationwide, USDA shows 72% of the corn crop is rated good to excellent, which is a 4 percentage point drop from last week. This week's rating is also 3 points behind last year.
Many economic factors are at play in the ag industry, everything from stimulus money to higher commodity prices to historically low interest rates. How will these issues impact your farm?
After reviewing the details of Proposition 12, the North America Meat Institute says it could not only increase mortality rates but might add nearly $100,000 in costs per year for a typical breeding farm.
