Agricultural Industry

In terms of containers for the transport of fruits and vegetables, the type of material used in these packages can make, for delicate products such as grapes, a big difference in their freshness and shelf life in supermarket shelves. There is a wide variety of types of packaging in the …

Many modern technologies have changed the agricultural industry in today’s world. For example, the topic of sensors. From location sensors to optical sensors to electrochemical sensors to mechanical sensors, these technologies allow farmers to maximize resources such as water, fertilizer, seeds, etc. By using sensors to map their field, many …

If there is anyone who really knows the life of Latinos in the agricultural fields of the United States, it is undoubtedly the Mexican Rudy Arredondo, founder and president of the National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association. Working in the harvesting of crops with his parents during his childhood, …

With optimism but expressing caution, several agricultural industry associations reacted to the presentation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018, by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. “These principles will be used as a road map – they are our way of letting Congress know …

The Perishable Agricultural Products Act (PACA) was enacted at the request of the fruit and vegetable industry to promote fair trade in the industry. Over the past three years, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has resolved approximately 3,400 PACA claims involving more than $58 million. More than 8,500 people received …

Ahead of the 2018 Farm Bill, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) announced the launch of a new online resource which can be accessed through the committee’s current website, https://agriculture.house.gov/farmbill. This landing page is designed to provide updates and information related to the 2018 Farm Bill. “I’m committed …

The Agricultural Guestworker Act (AG Act), which authorizes, among other things, increasing the number of temporary farm workers, was approved after an intense debate in the House Judiciary Committee and now is headed to the full U.S. House for approval. The American Dairy Coalition (ADC), which represents 30,000 members, along …

The production of milk in the United States is increasing at a pace much faster than its process, which has obligated some farmers to throw-out milk. According to a report from CNBC, Gene Paul, legislative coordinator of National Farmers Organization based in Iowa, which markets livestock, grain and milk for …

A farmer or buyer of fresh produce in the USA or any other part of the world is operating as if on a high-speed freeway. These farmer, buyer or others in the agriculture industry dealing with one or more fruit or vegetable, are people working with no time to spare …