{"id":17834,"date":"2019-05-20T08:06:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T15:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=17834"},"modified":"2019-07-18T11:02:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T18:02:15","slug":"video-series-on-vegetable-production-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/05\/20\/video-series-on-vegetable-production-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Video series on vegetable production of the future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A 26-episode weekly video series has debuted on YouTube to help train the next generation of vegetable crop workers and increase their use of effective stewardship practices in vegetable production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Projections for near-future retirements of people working in California\u2019s agricultural production, marketing and post-harvest handling sectors indicate severe re-staffing needs in the coming years. Technological advances have reduced manual labor in agriculture, but increased the need for skilled labor to maintain the sustainability of the vegetable industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video series is offered on the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) YouTube<\/a> page on a playlist titled \u201cExpanding the Capacity and Training of a New Generation of California Vegetable Producers.\u201d UC ANR is the outreach arm of the University of California which, among other services, provides agricultural research, teaching and advising in all California counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project received financial support from the CDFA’s Specialty Crops Block Grant Program. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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