Small Farms Often Rely on Principal Operator Labor, Large Farms Rely on Hired Labor

July 9, 2020 | Posted in Data & Trends

Overall, between 2014-18, U.S. farms used about 59% operator, spouse and family labor, compared to 41% paid labor. However, farms of different sizes relied on different mixes of labor.

hired farm labor as a percentage of total cash expenses

Farm Labor Accounted for 39% of Total Cash Expenses for Speciality Crops in 2018

June 10, 2020 | Posted in Data & Trends

Specialty crop farms — which produce fruits, vegetables, and nursery crops — had the highest share of labor costs to total cash expenses in 2018 at 39%.

Kubota Adding to Its Advanced Ag Machinery Lineup

January 16, 2020 | Posted in Technology

Source: Nippon.com

Nippon.com is reporting that Kubota Corp. will release a rice planting machine with automated driving functions in October. Earlier this month, the company said that it was investing in a harvesting robot manufacturer based in the U.S.

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