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Allegations of Unfair Labor Practices

Published September 27, 2024

The United States Maritime Alliance has filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the International Longshoremen’s Association. The six-year contract between the port companies and their union expires Monday and a strike is anticipated. The Maritime Alliance claims the union…

May Calving Can Help With Labor and Weather Issues

Published April 9, 2024

Calving season is in mid-swing for most ranchers, but not all. NDSU Extension Livestock Systems Specialist Karl Hoppe says that May calving is becoming more and more common in the upper Midwest. "We've seen lots of people switching to May…

Canadian Pacific Railroad Locks Out Workers

Published March 21, 2022

Canadian Pacific Railroad locked out workers early Sunday halting operations over a labor dispute. Canada’s Minister of Labor says the railroad and Teamsters Union continue talks with federal mediators at resolving the labor dispute. This lockout is expected to cause…

Labor and CDLs Are Key Issues for USCHI

Published January 25, 2021

U.S. Custom Harvester's Incorporated Past President and Board Advisor J.C. Schemper says immigration and labor issues were a big topic at the USCHI convention. "All of our help in 2020 was here late and it put a curve ball for…

USDA Labor Survey Headed to Your Mailbox

Published December 17, 2020

USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service will be mailing out its biannual agricultural labor survey to more than 2,500 Northern Plains farmers and ranchers. The NASS survey asks participants to answer a variety of questions about hired farm labor on their…

Labor Costs Increase, Little Change Expected in Cash Rents

Published December 16, 2020

Compared to other parts of the country, North Dakota farmland values remain flat. As a result, NDSU Extension Ag Finance Specialist Byron Parman does not expect much of an increase in cash rent. Parman, who was part of the NDSU…

Custom Harvesters Maneuver Labor Challenges

Published April 13, 2020

Custom harvester crews are looking for help in preparation for the upcoming season. U.S. Custom Harvesters Incorporated President Glen Jantzen says the times are unprecedented. "Some of the people from our southern borders have been able to get in. It…

ND Farmers See a Direct Impact From Pandemic

Published March 23, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is having both a global and local impact on agriculture. North Dakota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring tells the Red River Farm Network the outbreak is having a direct impact on agricultural sales of all kinds.…

Local Farm Groups Ask Trump to Maintain Farm Needs

Published March 23, 2020

Thirteen local agriculture groups, including the National Sunflower Association, North Dakota Grain Growers Association, North Dakota Farmers Union, Northern Canola Growers Association and others, sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking for help. Among the requests, the groups want…

Farm Bureau Sets 2020 Policy Priorities

Published January 23, 2020

Delegates to the 101st American Farm Bureau Federation convention finalized policy priorities for the year ahead. AFBF Vice President Scott VanderWal, who farms at Volga, South Dakota, says the decisions made by members address important issues facing the American farmer.…

Articles tagged under: labor

Allegations of Unfair Labor Practices

May Calving Can Help With Labor and Weather Issues

Canadian Pacific Railroad Locks Out Workers

Labor and CDLs Are Key Issues for USCHI

USDA Labor Survey Headed to Your Mailbox

Labor Costs Increase, Little Change Expected in Cash Rents

Custom Harvesters Maneuver Labor Challenges

ND Farmers See a Direct Impact From Pandemic

Local Farm Groups Ask Trump to Maintain Farm Needs

Farm Bureau Sets 2020 Policy Priorities

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