The California Farm Bureau Federation took two employers and their employees to Washington D.C. to express to congressional leaders that the current immigration reform being discussed isn’t going to work…
Western Growers Also Opposes Immigration Bill
Legislation that would worsen the worker shortage crisis for farmers throughout the country has received unanimous opposition from the board of directors of Western Growers, whose members supply more than…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 02-23-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Immigration reform is back in the headlines with the California Farm Bureau Federation releasing a statement…
Changes Made to H-2C Immigration Bill
…package on immigration reform, he didn’t see another opportunity in the near future to address the serious problem of labor shortages in all sectors of agriculture. While the American Farm…
CFBF Seeks Alternatives to AG Act
As the U.S. House of Representatives continues discussion on proposed immigration legislation, the California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) says it cannot support a part of the bill that addresses agricultural…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 02-20-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. A cold streak is threatening bloom damage and immigration reform talks stalled last week, including progress…
Immigration Debate in Congress Still Struggling
…other chamber, House immigration hardliners are getting more uneasy as they continue to push for a floor vote on Virginia Representative Bob Goodlatte proposal to reform the H-2A agricultural guestworker…
Trump to Sit Down with Mexican President
…contentious NAFTA discussions and Trump’s insistence that Mexico pays for a border wall. Officials from both countries met recently to discuss issues like trade, immigration, security, and energy. They also…
AFIA Calls FDA to Streamline Animal Feed Regulations
…the development of meaningful regulatory reform ideals would provide tremendous benefit in time and resources not just to the regulated industry, but also to the FDA, and urge the agency…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 01-30-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Immigration and NAFTA are in the news on the morning before the President’s first state of…
Analyst to Dairy: Speak Up Now on Immigration
…Strong Conference last week, she says farmers understand the immigration issue and urged them to keep pushing their representatives in Washington to act. Immigration is a key issue for dairy…
Senate Votes to End Government Shutdown
…on the spending bill, in exchange for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s word that the Senate will begin debating immigration by the day the short-term spending bill expires. The Senate vote…
Cornyn Drawing Up RFS Overhaul Legislation
…says his goal is to build enough consensus that the legislation will eventually become the basis for an RFS reform bill. Corn-state senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa says he’s still…
Ag Labor Fix Tied to DACA Bill in Congress
…the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA). The DACA program is currently tied up in an immigration reform battle on Capitol Hill. A DTN report says Virginia Republican Bob…