California Agriculture Labor Shortage

  The California Farm Bureau Federation says across California, farmers and ranchers face chronic problems in finding and hiring qualified and willing people to work in agriculture. In a news release, the informal survey of Farm Bureau members showed that more than half of responding farmers had experienced employee shortages during the past year. That…MORE

Fresno Hopes A “Unique” Approach Will Tempt Amazon’s HQ2

FRESNO (KMJ) — A proposal to encourage Amazon’s second headquarters to the City of Fresno is being billed as an opportunity for the online retailer to become the “ultimate corporate citizen.” “We’ve seen many mayors across the country from Sacramento to Georgia make some very lavish offers…it’s turned into a bidding war and it’s something…MORE

NAFTA Talks Reach Standstill

  Agriculture and other contentious issues proposed by the U.S. during round four of the North American Free Trade Agreement talks has stalled the renegotiation effort. The U.S., Canada and Mexico have now agreed to extend the talks into 2018, failing to meet the Trump Administration’s goal to conclude the talks by the end of…MORE