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Prevailing Wage Reform
Fruit Grower Report
When it comes to ag labor, there are plenty of challenges farmers have to deal with, including wages.
Ag Union Problems
Fruit Grower Report
When Senate Bill 6045 failed to get a vote during the last session, many were relieved that giving collective bargaining rights to Washington farm workers was shelved for now.
Aid for Farmers
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer assured lawmakers the administration is both aware of and working to help struggling farmers.
ICE and Ag Labor
Fruit Grower Report
Open border or ICE raids? We’ve tried them both and neither seems to be a practical solution for controlling who comes into our country legally, including those coming here to fill the dire need for an agricultural workforce.
Working Families Tax Cut and Sugar Producers Concern Over Imports
The Agribusiness Update
American cattle producers gathered in Washington, D.C., on Tax Day for a press conference highlighting the benefits of the Working Families Tax Cuts, and U.S. sugar producers raising alarms over a surge of subsidized foreign sugar imports they say threaten domestic industry.
US Seafood Industry Gets Support
Line on Agriculture
The USDA has established a new Office of Seafood to support the seafood industry, including fishermen of all species. The office, led by USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, aims to provide resources such as grants, loans, and risk management for infrastructure, workforce development, procurement, marketing, and disaster assistance
Farm Bill Renewal-AFBF
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging Congress to continue work on a new farm bill.
Ag Crisis in Washington
Fruit Grower Report
Whether it’s the cost of farming, the overtime laws, the CCA fuel tax, or the unionization of agricultural workers, growing food in Washington state is not easy.
New Ag Resource Hub Launches in Southwest Georgia
Southeast Regional Ag News
The Albany center offers farmers and agribusinesses support in marketing, education, and business development.
US Wheat Showcased in Egypt
Line on Agriculture
US Wheat Associates led a trade mission to Egypt to boost demand for American wheat by educating buyers on its qualities.
Ag Labor and ICE
Fruit Grower Report
American Farm Bureau Federation’s Executive Vice President, Joby Young says concerns have risen since border security was strengthened under the Trump Administration.
Ban on Cell-Cultured Dairy and National Proving Grounds for Ag Tech
The Agribusiness Update
A Mississippi bill became law that creates the nation's first ban on the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of cell-cultured dairy products, and USDA launched a nationwide initiative to help farmers adopt new technologies with greater confidence amid ongoing economic pressures.
Technology Helps Millennial Farmer Find Work-Life Balance
Farm of the Future
Advances in technology are giving farmers new ways to stay connected to their operations while occasionally stepping away from the field.
H-2A Workforce
Fruit Grower Report
For anyone complaining that workers from other countries are taking away farm jobs from hard working Americans, do your homework.
Trade Mission to Philippines and USDA Data Concerns
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA will lead a trade mission to the Philippines next week, to expand market access for America’s agriculture, and Senators Amy Klobuchar and Jeanne Shaheen led ten Democrats in raising concerns to USDA about the reliability of their data.
Ag Overtime Problems
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A Central Washington lawmaker says he continues to hear from growers across the state who are struggling under Washington's agricultural overtime law.
California Farmworkers Day and Renewable Fuels Standard
The Agribusiness Update
California Farm Bureau recognized efforts in the state Legislature to honor farmworkers through the designation of Farmworkers Day, and EPA releases long-awaited final Renewable Fuels Standard volume obligations for 2026 and 27.
Rohrbachs reflect
Idaho Ag Today
Father and son, Joe and Raymond Rohrbach reflect on their years of farming together.
Ag Labor and Big Needs
Fruit Grower Report
The need for labor reform is not the only challenge farmers are facing today, but it is one of the biggest.