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Codify H-2A Wage Rates
Fruit Grower Report
While a federal district court recently upheld the Trump administration’s revised wage rule for H-2A ag workers, farmers and ag groups are concerned that the current rates could be reversed or drastically amended by a future administration.
AEWR Upheld
Fruit Grower Report
A federal judge denied a United Farm Workers’ request to temporarily block the Trump administration’s revised wage rule for H-2A workers.
Beef Packing Antitrust Investigation and Judge Denies AEWR Block
The Agribusiness Update
The DOJ is intensifying its investigation into possible antitrust violations in the beef packing industry, and a federal judge in California has denied a request by the United Farm Workers to temporarily block the Trump administration’s revised wage rule for H-2A workers.
AEWR Recalculation
Fruit Grower Report
The Trump Administration’s revised Adverse Effect Wage Rate calculations are being praised by many in agriculture as the common-sense approach they’d been waiting for, now being tied to a less arbitrary standard.
AEWR Lawsuit
Fruit Grower Report
Agriculture is watching as a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s REVISED H-2A wage calculation will be taken up in a California courtroom.
AEWR Reform
Fruit Grower Report
Ag employers took a big sigh of relief last month after the Department of Labor revised the methodology for determining the H-2A program’s Adverse Effect Wage Rate.
AEWR Reform
Fruit Grower Report
Ag employers took a big sigh of relief last week after the Department of Labor revised the methodology for determining the H-2A program’s Adverse Effect Wage Rate.
California Farmworkers Absent and Revised Grizzly Listing Denounced
The Agribusiness Update
Scores of California farmworkers stayed home last week amid an immigration enforcement operation by U.S. Border Parol in Kern County, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council denounced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s revised grizzly bear listing.
US Poultry AI Research and Revised Grizzly Listing Denounced
The Agribusiness Update
USPOULTRY Foundation announces completion of funded research project from the University of Georgia to develop a web-based artificial intelligence system to analyze broiler activity index, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council denounced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s revised grizzly bear listing.
Ag Economic outlook
Idaho Ag Today
Predictions and analysis of the farm economy from USDA Ag economist Seth Myer.
Virtual Fencing and AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act Analysis
The Agribusiness Update
Need new fencing? A pilot program for virtual fencing that uses GPS enabled collars to monitor each animal's location, and the Congressional Budget Office released a second cost analysis for the revised AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.
Annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act Analysis
The Agribusiness Update
Time to make your plans to attend the 48th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference set for Thursday, January 16, at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center, and the Congressional Budget Office released a second cost analysis for the revised AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.
Ag Trade Deficit Grows and Black-operated Farms Hit Record Acreage
The Agribusiness Update
After decades of substantial U.S. agricultural trade SURPLUSES, staggering ag trade DEFICITS over the past two years have caught the nation's attention, and the average size of Black or African-American-operated farms reached a record high of 163 acres in 2022.
ESA Revisions Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Congressional Western Caucus members, including Chairman Dan Newhouse, are again making their case for why the Endangered Species Act is harming rural communities across the country.
ESA Revisions Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Congressional Western Caucus members, including Chairman Dan Newhouse, are again making their case for why the Endangered Species Act is harming rural communities across the country.
Southern Cotton Numbers Revised and H-2A Doubles Workers
The Agribusiness Update
NASS revises cotton acreage and production estimates, and H-2A guestworker program more than doubles in size since 2010.
Overtime For Agriculture Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Washington State Tree Fruit Association President Jon DeVaney talks about Revised Senate Bill 5172 that would phase in overtime pay for ag workers over three years and shield dairies from lawsuits seeking three years retroactive overtime pay.
Cattle Market Transparency Act and Cotton Projections Down
The Agribusiness Update
Nebraska Senator introduces Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2020, and Cotton projections for this season are down thanks to storms.
$1-Billion More for Farmers to Families and China Buys Record U.S. Beef
The Agribusiness Update
USDA announces $1-Billion more for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, and China makes largest weekly purchase of U.S. beef.
Paycheck Protection Program for Ag and Food Export Restrictions
The Agribusiness Update
A revised Paycheck Protection Program includes a new EZ version that agricultural borrowers can use, and USDA and FDA are questioning food export restrictions pertaining to COVID-19.