Immigration Enforcement Survey and One Farmer-One File
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**The California Farmer Immigration Enforcement Survey, conducted by Michigan State University in partnership with the California Farm Bureau, is the first to assess the impact of the mass deportation agenda on California farms.
Zachariah Rutledge, MSU assistant professor and extension specialist, says of the more than 500 farmers surveyed, there were very few reports of direct immigration enforcement on farms.
But he says there was anxiety and fears linked to the enforcement.
**Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the “One Farmer, One File” modernization plan, designed to put “farmers first” with technological improvements.
Rollins says USDA’s modernization of old, duplicative, wasteful systems hopes to improve our customer service so the people we serve are able to farm and feed America and the world.
She says “One Farmer, One File’ prevents farmers from duplicating tasks while increasing productivity and time in the field.
**USDA now projects the U.S. agricultural trade deficit will narrow to $29B in FY2026, down from about $50B a year ago.
Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Ag Affairs, Luke Lindberg says with a goal of getting back to surplus, they’re not done yet.
He says going down 43% from $50 billion to $29 billion in one year shows tremendous progress.
Lindberg says that could drop even further.
