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Upgrades to the farm yard and bin set up can save labour

Real Agriculture

The phrase work smarter, not harder is perhaps best applied when you’ve got no other choice — a one-person or two-person farm has no choice but to get creative when it comes to handling grain, the logistics of seeding and harvest, and more. But it’s not just farms with only a few people that benefit. Read More

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Nighttime Harvests Protect Farmworkers From Extreme Heat, but Bring Other Risks

Civil Eats

In the summer months, Flor Sanchez and the members of her harvest crew rise before dawn and arrive at a cherry orchard in Washington state’s Yakima Valley when there is only the slightest hint of daylight. “We Climbing up into the branches to harvest the ripe fruit in near-darkness, she says, “seems a little dangerous.”

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Dual rail strike could be delayed until the busiest grain shipping time of year

Real Agriculture

A potential labour stoppage at both of Canada’s main railways — CN Rail and CPKC — likely won’t begin until the middle of July or later, according to CPKC, raising the prospects of an unprecedented rail shutdown coinciding with the start of harvest and the busiest grain shipping season of the year. More than nine. Read More

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Farmers feeling the squeeze over Seaway strike

Real Agriculture

Lawrence Seaway shipping corridor is seasonal, and the labour dispute holding up product movement is putting serious stress on Ontario’s agriculture sector during the harvest period. An estimated $20 million per day of grain isn’t moving through the St. Lawrence Seaway after members of UNIFOR went on. Read More

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As Extreme Heat Blasts Farms, More Harvests Are Taking Place in the Dark

Daily Yonder

In the summer months, Flor Sanchez and the members of her harvest crew rise before dawn and arrive at a cherry orchard in Washington state’s Yakima Valley when there is only the slightest hint of daylight. “We Climbing up into the branches to harvest the ripe fruit in near-darkness, she says, “seems a little dangerous.”

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Catastrophic Floods Cause Major Disruptions to Brazil’s Agricultural Sector

Food Tank

The flooding demolished food storage, stalled harvests, and damaged soils. And the Instituto Rio Grandense do Arroz estimates that only 84 percent of rice crops had been harvested when the rains began. Destroyed or obstructed infrastructure is also limiting food transportation and farm operations.

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5 Tips to Manage a Cash Crunch During the Busy Season

iFarm

The stress is debilitating… you’re working round the clock to plant, harvest and sell; and you look at your bank account, and there’s nothing there. In the second column, list how much you can harvest in 1 hour with a 2-person crew. Let’s say, you can harvest 50 pounds of cucumbers in 1 hour. Have more questions?

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