$15 minimum wage bill heads to N.J. Assembly for vote
24 May 2016, Posted by in Economics and Prices, News, State NewsClick here to read the full story from NorthJersey.com.
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PRESS RELEASE: NJ Farm Bureau Opposes $15 Minimum Wage Proposal
16 May 2016, Posted by in Economics and Prices, News, State News***For Immediate Release*** NJ Farm Bureau Opposes $15 Minimum Wage Proposal – Cites Unique and Severe Impacts to Agricultural Industry (Trenton) – New Jersey Farm Bureau, the state’s largest agricultural organization, opposes the $15 minimum wage proposal (S-15) heard in by the Senate Labor…
Price Report for Hackettstown Auction April 12, 2016 Sale
28 Apr 2016, Posted by in Economics and Prices, NewsHigh Low 4-12-16
Tax reform proposal offered by Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich)
28 Feb 2014, Posted by in Economics and Prices, National NewsOn February 26, 2014, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) released his proposal for tax reform. The draft lowers tax rates for individuals and businesses and broadens the tax base by eliminating over 220 tax credits, deductions and exclusions. Click here to read a…
Ag Census shows boom in farm sales
21 Feb 2014, Posted by in Economics and Prices, State NewsWASHINGTON (AP) – American agriculture has experienced a boom, with market values of crops, livestock and total agricultural products reaching record highs even as the amount of U.S. farmland declined, according to a new government survey. Click here to read more from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Higher N.J. minimum wage rankles small farmers
19 Jan 2014, Posted by in Economics and Prices, State NewsWhile workers trimmed peach trees at his Mullica Hill farm this month, Tom Holtzhauser was reluctantly mulling trims of another kind – to his workforce. His labor costs will soar after the November passage of the constitutional amendment raising the state’s minimum wage $1 to…
Booming lobster population pinches profits for Maine’s fishery
30 Aug 2013, Posted by in Economics and PricesIndustry leaders are talking about expanded lobster processing, better cooperation in marketing and eliminating kinks in the supply chain to restore market prices. To read the complete Bangor Daily News article referenced in the “FISHING ECONOMICS” story in the August 30, 2013 issue of This…
Wheat Rises on Revived Global Demand; Corn Gains, Soybeans Fall
30 Jul 2013, Posted by in Economics and Prices, NewsWheat futures rose in Chicago, heading for the biggest gain in three weeks, on signs that demand from importers improved after prices tumbled. Corn climbed from a 33-month low, and soybeans fell. Click here to read the full story from Bloomberg.com.