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New Oregon Housing Rules and Ag Groups Welcome Trump
The Agribusiness Update
Oregon farmers say NEW farmworker housing rules are not affordable and could lead to workforce shortages, and many ag groups are congratulating President Donald Trump after he was officially sworn in as the 47th president.
New Oregon Housing Rules and Ag Groups Welcome Trump
The Agribusiness Update
Oregon farmers say NEW farmworker housing rules are not affordable and could lead to workforce shortages, and many ag groups are congratulating President Donald Trump after he was officially sworn in as the 47th president.
Save Family Farming Documentary Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Save Family Farming is working on a second documentary that will focus on the workers behind ag production.
Save Family Farming Documentary Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Save Family Farming is working on a second documentary that will focus on the workers behind ag production.
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.
Pricing Farmers Out Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Farmers in Washington state are being forced out of business by the growing number of challenges thrown at them, and 10th District Senator, and farmer, Ron Muzzall says one of those challenges is our new cage-free policy enacted for egg producers.
Trump on Panama Canal and Poultry Settlement
The Agribusiness Update
Reports say President-elect Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal, citing excessive rates to use the passage, and nine of the nation’s largest poultry processors have agreed to pay settlements in a years-long antitrust lawsuit alleging worker wage conspiracy.
American Peanut Council Celebrates Jimmy Carter and Poultry Settlement
The Agribusiness Update
The American Peanut Council celebrates the life and contributions of Georgia peanut farmer and our 39th President, Jimmy Carter, and nine of the nation’s largest poultry processors have agreed to pay settlements in a years-long antitrust lawsuit alleging worker wage conspiracy.
Pricing Farmers Out Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Farmers in Washington state are being forced out of business by the growing number of challenges thrown at them, and 10th District Senator, and farmer, Ron Muzzall says one of those challenges is our new cage-free policy enacted for egg producers.
Ever-So-Slight Increases in H-2A Program Participation
California Ag Today
John Walt Boatright, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, says that even though the increase in positions certified was small, it still demonstrates how important the program is.
H-2A Myths Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Whether in Olympia or other urban parts of our state, there seems to be a big misunderstanding or ignorance of what the H-2A guestworker visa program is and how it works.
H-2A Myths Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Whether in Olympia or other urban parts of our state, there seems to be a big misunderstanding or ignorance of what the H-2A guestworker visa program is and how it works.
White House Worries Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Many in the ag industry are worried about what the Trump administration could mean for their livelihoods with concerns over things like new tariffs and the deportation of ag workers, but National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says let's wait and see what happens first.
Arizona Sues Fondomonte Over Water Use and Wheat Exports Forecast Jumps
The Agribusiness Update
With agricultural overuse and drought draining aquifers in Arizona, the state is suing Saudi Arabia-based Fondomonte, and the USDA’s monthly wheat outlook shows a jump in export forecasts thanks to weaker exports from Russia and the EU.
White House Worries Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Many in the ag industry are worried about what the Trump administration could mean for their livelihoods with concerns over things like new tariffs and the deportation of ag workers, but National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says let's wait and see what happens first.
H-2A and Wages Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
When it comes to H-2A reform, Kate Tynan, Senior Vice President at the Northwest Horticultural Council, believes the cost of labor is the biggest challenge facing farmers today.
H-2A and Wages Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
When it comes to H-2A reform, Kate Tynan, Senior Vice President at the Northwest Horticultural Council, believes the cost of labor is the biggest challenge facing farmers today.
Autonomy and Worker Safety
Farm of the Future
Bringing autonomous technology to the farm can lead to not just labor savings, but a safer work environment.
Fam Labor Survey Released
Line on Agriculture
Hawaii has pushed out California as the highest-paying state for farmworker wages.
Bee vaccination
Idaho Ag Today
The United States Department of Agriculture has approved the first-ever vaccine for honeybees.