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The Future of Farming: Inflation’s effect

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Inflation has been at the front of the news for much of this year, and it has affected Americans’ ability to purchase food.

The Future of Farming: Finding trade balance

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The U.S. produce industry is far from united in its sentiments about imports.

The Future of Farming: Imports and trade

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The earlier analysis leads to the third leg of the stool: how imports affect domestic growers and crops.

The Future of Farming: Mechanization

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As a result of labor pressures, California growers are being “forced to look for alternates in automation and mechanization,” says Ian LeMay, president of the California Fresh Fruit Association in Fresno, CA.

The Future of Farming: Seasonal vs. permanent workers

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As a rule, labor shortages are more acute for seasonal workers than for permanent ones.

The Future of Farming: Labor

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The concern about taking jobs away from U.S. workers continues, as shown by the present-day H-2A program. Growers can recruit foreign labor, but they must prove they have attempted, and failed, to secure domestic workers for the requested positions first.

We’re seeing the future of farming evolve before our eyes

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As we explore the future of farming in this online series, I’m replaying in my mind the field tours I’ve done over the past year and a half.

The Future of Farming: Labor, mechanization, and imports

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The produce industry has a future. That is certain. Human beings have been eating fresh fruit and vegetables for as long as anyone can tell, and that will continue for as long as anyone can foresee.