California Crops Rot as Immigration Crackdown Creates Farmworker Shortage

Leadership California Crops Rot as Immigration Crackdown Creates Farmworker Shortage Vegetable prices may be going up soon, as a shortage of migrant workers is resulting in lost crops in California. Farmers say they’re having trouble hiring enough people to work during harvest

Leadership Pro-Brexit Party Now Accepts U.K. Farmers Face Ruin Without No EU Deal A senior member of the U.K. Independence Party (UKIP), which was instrumental in the British vote to leave the EU last year, now says that it’s vital to keep access to Europe’s common

Misconceptions Surrounding Eating Pork And The Swine Flu Lower Hog Prices

Leadership U.S. Farmers Who Helped Elect Trump Say a Trade War with Mexico ‘Would Be Devastating’Farmers in the U.S. agricultural heartland that helped elect Donald Trump are now pushing his administration to avoid a trade dispute with Mexico, fearing retaliatory tariffs that could hit over $3

Fortune Insiders How Millennials Will Forever Change America’s Farmlands As Americans increasingly reject cheap, processed food and embrace high-quality, responsibly-sourced nutrition, hyper-local farming is having a moment. Tiny plots on rooftops and small backyards are

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 19: Dr. Annika McKillop maikes a hous

Retail U.S. Confirms Avian Influenza in Tennessee Chicken Flock A strain of bird flu has been detected in a chicken breeder flock on a Tennessee farm contracted to U.S. food giant Tyson Foods, and the 73,500 birds will be culled to stop the virus from entering

Leadership Hawaii Counties Can’t Regulate GMOs and Pesticides According to New Ruling A federal judge has ruled that three Hawaii counties can’t enact their own bans or regulations on genetically modified crops and pesticides, handing a victory to the major agriculture companies

First Lady Michelle Obama encourages a youngster with a pitchfork as they harvest vegetables in the White House Kitchen Garden in Washington

Leadership What Will Happen to Michelle Obama’s White House Garden?This article originally appeared on Food&Wine. As the White House takes its first steps towards transitioning the imminent Donald Trump administration, there are a few logistical questions that

International From Cars to Confectionery: Australia’s Manufacturers Revamp Business For autoparts maker Brian Hughes, the shock of Australia’s car industry closing down could have meant the end of his business. Instead, he reconfigured his facility to make machinery for the

Food Prices Expected To Rise As Midwest Flooding Damages Corn Crops

Retail Harvest Halts, Processors Close as Rains Swamp Upper Midwest Heavy rains and flooding swamped a broad swathe of the northern Midwest this week, halting the harvest of corn and soybeans and forcing the closure of at least two Iowa crop processing plants,

Retail Toxin May Lift Durum Wheat Prices Despite Huge North American Harvest The swaying durum crops on Dave Marzolf’s farm look lush and even, bearing full kernels of the wheat used to make pasta. On a closer look though, Marzolf’s durum kernels are infected with

CEO Daily NewsletterSign up for CEO Daily to get must-read business news fit for the corner office—plus more.View Sample

Most Popular on FORTUNE

Android Co-Founder Has a Plan to Cure Our Smartphone Addiction

Google Ice Cream Sandwich Debuts As IPhone Sets Record

Android Co-Founder Has a Plan to Cure Our Smartphone Addiction

If You Bought Google at Its IPO Price, Here’s How Much Richer You’d Be

If You Bought Google at Its IPO Price, Here’s How Much Richer You’d Be

This Robocall Lawsuit Means That You Can Receive Up To $900

Customer Service Site Map Privacy Policy Advertising Ad Choices Terms of Use Your California Privacy Rights Careers

All products and services featured are based solely on editorial selection. FORTUNE may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website.

Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Interactive Data. ETF and Mutual Fund data provided by Morningstar, Inc. Dow Jones Terms & Conditions: http://www.djindexes.com/mdsidx/html/tandc/indexestandcs.html. S&P Index data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Terms & Conditions. Powered and implemented by Interactive Data Managed Solutions