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Ag Overtime Progress Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Washington State Tree Fruit Association President, Jon DeVaney gives us an update on how the ag overtime exemption efforts are going in Olympia.
Ag Overtime Bill Dead Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Policy Center's Pam Lewison believes there is little will among legislators to change anything about the state's Ag Overtime laws, including a 12-week exemption for farmers during harvest.
Ag Overtime Bill Dead Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Policy Center's Pam Lewison believes there is little will among legislators to change anything about the state's Ag Overtime laws, including a 12-week exemption for farmers during harvest.
Inflation Impact
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Megan Williams, Associate Economist at the Kansas City Fed, says inflation is impacting the labor force in agriculture and expects inflation might impact the way we do business at least short term.
Ag Overtime Flexibility Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Washington State Tree Fruit Association President, Jon DeVaney says one of the big challenges the tree fruit industry is takin on during this year's legislative session is trying to work more flexibility into the state's new ag overtime law.
Ag Overtime Flexibility Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Washington State Tree Fruit Association President, Jon DeVaney says one of the big challenges the tree fruit industry is takin on during this year's legislative session is trying to work more flexibility into the state's new ag overtime law.
Apple Trade Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
USApple Association president Jim Bair talks about labor and trade are still two major problems the industry has to deal with.
Apple Trade Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
USApple Association president Jim Bair talks about labor and trade are still two major problems the industry has to deal with.
Farm Groups Fear New WOTUS Rule and More Skilled Work in Rural America
The Agribusiness Update
Farm groups say they fear the EPA's new WOTUS rule will create confusion and cause disruptions in routine agriculture, and Rural America is hiring more skilled workers than ever before.
Farm Groups Fear New WOTUS Rule and More Skilled Work in Rural America
The Agribusiness Update
Farm groups say they fear the EPA's new WOTUS rule will create confusion and cause disruptions in routine agriculture, and Rural America is hiring more skilled workers than ever before.
Alabama Farmers Fed Joins WOTUS Worries and More Skilled Work in Rural America
The Agribusiness Update
Farm groups like the Alabama Farm Federation say they fear the EPA's new WOTUS rule will create confusion and cause disruptions in routine agriculture, and Rural America is hiring more skilled workers than ever before.
Overtime-Worker's Perspective Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Save Family Farming's Dillon Honcoop shares what he hears from farm workers about the new overtime laws and what it means for their livelihoods.
Overtime-Worker's Perspective Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Save Family Farming's Dillon Honcoop shares what he hears from farm workers about the new overtime laws and what it means for their livelihoods.
H-2A Numbers Climb and USDA Forecasts Ag Trade Deficit
The Agribusiness Update
American Ag Employers are filling more seasonal jobs with H-2A workers, and USDA forecasts ag trade deficit for the first time with more imports expected than exports in 2023.
Adverse Wage Rate Hits Georgia Hard and October Beef Exports Increase
The Agribusiness Update
Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H-2A workers to hit Georgia particularly hard with 14% increase, and October beef exports increase from a year ago.
Cattle Contract Library Pilot Program and AFBF Urges H-2A Reforms
The Agribusiness Update
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association welcomes release of final rule to establish the Cattle Contract Library Pilot Program, and American Farm Bureau Federation urges Congress to make meaningful reforms to the H-2A visa program.
Farmers for FWMA Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Third generation Idaho family farmer talks about why the Farm Workforce Modernization Act is so important and why the ag community needs to be in contact with their lawmakers to let them know.
Farmers for FWMA Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Third generation Idaho family farmer talks about why the Farm Workforce Modernization Act is so important and why the ag community needs to be in contact with their lawmakers to let them know.
Ag Labor and Wages Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Northwest Horticultural Council president, Mark Powers says among the many challenges facing growers this year is finding an ample labor supply and what those workers will be paid.
Ag Labor and Wages Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Northwest Horticultural Council president, Mark Powers says among the many challenges facing growers this year is finding an ample labor supply and what those workers will be paid.