California Farmers at State Capitol and Immigration Raid Reversal
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**California Farm Bureau members traveled to the state Capitol last month to advocate on issues such as the conservation of farmland and clean water laws, as well as regulatory burdens farmers face.
Chris Reardon, vice president of policy at the California
Farm Bureau, says while we have a policy team up here on a regular basis, in all honesty, the most effective communicators of our issues are the members themselves.
**Last week the Department of Homeland Security reversed guidance issued the previous week that agents weren’t to conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels, and restaurants.
People familiar with the agency say the new instructions were given from as many as 30 field offices across the country.
The LA Times says as harvest season gets going, farmers and their workers are getting whiplash from the series of contradictory signals from the administration.
**The Fertilizer Institute announced almost 65 million acres of U.S. farmland are being actively managed using the 4R Nutrient Stewardship practices.
4R practices means using the right fertilizer source at the right rate, the right time, and the right place.
TFI President, Corey Rosenbusch says industry leaders set a goal in 2021 to have 70 million acres of cropland under 4R management by 2030, so we are well on our way.
