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H2A Reform
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
There are three big changes that need to be made to the H-2A foreign guestworker visa program before more farmers are forced out of business, and WAFLA CEO Enrique Gastelum says the time has come!
Estate Tax Expiration and Suits to Stop Tariffs
The Agribusiness Update
Many provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire this year, some that provide important relief for farm families, and twelve states have sued the Trump administration to stop its tariff policy.
USDA Disaster Assistance Updates and Bird Flu Impacts Egg Production
The Agribusiness Update
USDA makes several updates to conservation, livestock, and crop disaster assistance programs, and Bird Flu knocks U.S. egg inventories down 29%.
Farmworker Citizenship and Food Price Index Surges
The Agribusiness Update
The California Farm Bureau partners with immigration advocates to support U.S. Citizenship for employees, and Food Price Index surges.
Fried on CFAP2 Applications and Vilsack on African Swine Fever
The Agribusiness Update
Florida Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried encourages CFAP2 applications, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack urges everyone to be informed about African Swine Fever.
More CFAP Assistance Available and Cauliflower Demand/Production Up
The Agribusiness Update
USDA is providing more assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, and Cauliflower demand and production rise thanks to health conscious consumers.
Newhouse Take on CFAP-2 Pt 3
Fruit Grower Report
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse breaks down the importance of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and the addition of several specialty crops important to the PNW.
Newhouse Take on CFAP-2 Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse breaks down the importance of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and the addition of several specialty crops important to the PNW.
Newhouse Take on CFAP-2 Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse breaks down the importance of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and the addition of several specialty crops important to the PNW.
Ag Housing Eligibility bill
Fruit Grower Report
A new Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 contains an amendment from U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse that gives H-2A guest workers the same USDA-funded housing eligibility as domestic workers.
Farm Loan Delinquencies Up and More Tariffs to China
The Agribusiness Update
Farm loan delinquencies are up but near historic lows, and President sets latest tariffs in motion for Chinese imports.
Improving Farm Loans
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
In an effort to entice more people to enter agriculture as a profession the USDA has announced that it will be improving farm loans.