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Labor Simplified
Fruit Grower Report
Finding enough labor is a big concern for U.S. agriculture, especially in the fruit and vegetable sector.
Specialty Crop Testimony
Fruit Grower Report
Oregon tree fruit grower Mike McCarthy recently spent time in Washington, D.C., sharing his experience and challenges with members of Congress.
Speakerless Void Throws Wrench in Ag Bills
Southeast Regional Ag News
Ag related bills like others remain in limbo as the House GOP tries again this week to end a three-week Speakerless void.
How Speaker of the House Removal Will Impact the Farm Bill
California Ag Today
Looking back on a tumultuous week that saw Kevin McCarthy removed from his position as Speaker of the House and representatives reconvening from a short recess, the upheaval on Capitol Hill adds to the delayed progress of the farm bill.
Potato Council on Speaker and Farm Bill Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says finding a new House Speaker likely means more delays getting a Farm Bill done.
Potato Council on Speaker and Farm Bill Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says finding a new House Speaker likely means more delays getting a Farm Bill done.
SNAP Requirement Debate and USDA's Grassland Conservation Reserve Program
The Agribusiness Update
House Ranking Ag Committee member David Scott pushes back against Speaker Kevin McCarthy's debt limit framework, and USDA announces sign up for Grassland Conservation Reserve Program runs through May 26.
CFB's Johansson Applauds McCarthy and Cover Crops Increasingly Popular
The Agribusiness Update
California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson applauds California's Kevin McCarthy's election as Speaker of the House, and cover crops remain increasingly popular among farmers as crop management practice.
EPA Loses in Trump Budget and CAFE Standards Revisited
The Agribusiness Update
Trump Puts EPA on a Budget Diet, and CAFE Standards Revisited after hasty approval
China reassusred and EPA's McCarthy says farewell
The Agribusiness Update
President Obama reassures China after Trump call, and EPA's Gina McCarthy says goodbye.
Torrey resigns and EPA concerns
The Agribusiness Update
A top Trump aid steps aside, and the EPA keeps up a good face as the new Administration looms.
Extension What's Upstream
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The State Public Disclosure Commission extends deadline for response from What's Upstream leaders on EPA funding.
WaterWatch of Oregon's Perspective on Spotted Frog Litigation
Farm of the Future
Earlier this week, a federal judge denied the injunction to modify water flow at Central Oregon reservoirs for the Oregon spotted frog.
EPA Protect Farmworkers & Where's the Water Going
Northwest Report
EPA announces major changes to protect workers from pesticides...a new report looks at where drinking water is going.
What EPA Transparency Sounds Like
Colorado Ag Today
I watched yesterday's House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing concerning the EPA's responsibility of the August mine waste spill in the Animas River. I saw about half of the nearly five hour hearing.
EPA Determined to Bust Myths
Farm of the Future
During a recent press conference call, Administrator McCarthy repeatedly reassured us that this proposal's purpose was merely clarification AND providing more examples of conservation for farming NOT narrowing the definition through the interpretive rule.
EPA -- Wish Actions Matched Words
Land & Livestock Report
Last week when my fellow farm broadcasters were in Washington D.C., Gina McCarthy, the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, spoke to the group.
Improving Relations & Helping Fish
Northwest Report
EPA is wanting to work more closely with ag...migrating salmon are getting some help...and Lacy has the buzz on bee health.