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Farm to Fork

Meet the farming side of Sears

Farm to Fork Column By: Victor Martino Meet the farming side of Sears Sears, the 132-year-old iconic department store chain, filed for bankruptcy protection Monday,

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Victor Martino
Ag Technology

The practical potential for artificial intelligence (AI) on the farm

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into our daily lives and virtually every industry you can think of, from food and farming to transportation, entertainment, manufacturing and banking, to name just a few. In agriculture, AI offers farmers and others the ability to make better decisions, increase productivity, and see patterns that cannot be seen or figured out with human capability. 

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Victor Martino
Cattle & Dairy

We’re Lost – A Dairyman’s Story

Lloyd Tiede never cries. “I have never seen my Dad cry besides when his father passed away,” said Adrianna Tiede, Lloyd’s daughter. But in a phone call with his daughter Thursday, Sept. 13, Tiede, 55, simply couldn’t hold back the tears any longer. And neither could she. “I could tell right when I picked up the phone that it wasn’t good news,” Adrianna said. “I answered and it was quiet on the other end.”

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Charles
Ag Technology

Right to Repair – Freedom Vs Ability

We live in a cross over age. What was once all about hardware, is now becoming all about software.

Companies like John Deere, Apple, Toyota, and Samsung (among others) have designed products in such a way that only approved technicians can repair them. This might not sound like such a big deal with things like cell phones or TVs, which are relatively low cost.  However, what about a tractor that can cost as much as a new home?

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MJDOA Member Contributor
Farming & Ag News

The Water Grab

Last month farmers, families, and politicians on both sides of the aisle marched on Sacramento to rally against the California Water Resource board and its policies lately that have been negatively affecting the central valley among others.

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Charles
Farming & Ag News

Needing A New NAFTA

In this piece I discuss trade wars as they relate to our NAFTA allies, and eventually discuss the real trade enemy – China. Perhaps we are not focusing in the right direction with some of these trade actions. 

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Charles
Cattle & Dairy

Dairies Still Hurting

Another month, another quarter, and another 300 dairy farmers call it quits. Its no question that the dairy industry has been hurting that last few years. This year’s trade policies and regulation overloads have done little to help the fledgling industry.

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Charles
Cattle & Dairy

COOL or Uncool? Looking into specialized food labeling.

COOL stands for Country of Origin Labeling. This is a law in place that requires retailers, such as grocery stores and supermarkets, to label certain foods with what country they originate from. Let’s explore some of the pros and cons of this labeling, and how it affected certain industries. The US and Canadian trade relationship had at one time been particularly disrupted.

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Charles
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