…and labor shortages, tax reform, child nutrition and environmental sustainability. He thanked Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow for arranging the hearing in Michigan, and for her engagement on…
Senate Bill Would Protect Farmworkers
…last week that would shield farmworkers who are in the country illegally from deportation and create a path to citizenship, according to the L.A. Times. Feinstein says “farm labor is…
Saving Costs with Cover Crops
…and labor costs. The standard two-pass approach may still make economic sense because of potentially higher yields and revenues, according to Kornecki, with the ARS National Soil Dynamics Laboratory in…
Productivity Growth and the Revival of Russian Agriculture
…comprehensive measure of agricultural performance than crop yields or labor productivity because it accounts for all measurable resources of production (land, labor, materials, capital) instead of only land or labor….
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
…and said, ‘Let’s get these problems fixed.’ Agriculture had not just one but many seats at the table to share with the president how access to international markets, farm labor…
Executive Order Creates New Agriculture Panel
…educational opportunities for students in rural communities, particularly in agricultural education, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; (iv) empower the State, local, and tribal agencies that implement rural economic development, agricultural,…
Sonny Perdue Sworn in as 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
…4-H and FFA programs, among others, for his leadership in agriculture. As the product of Georgia, a state where agriculture is the leading economic driver, Perdue recognizes that agriculture is…
Historic White House Ag Roundtable Discussion Includes California Farmer
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue attends a Farmer’s Roundtable where President Donald Trump signed the Executive Order Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America April 25, 2017, at the White House…
AFBF Labor Expert Taking USDA Post
Boswell The American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) immigration and labor expert is heading to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. AFBF’s director of congressional relations for labor and immigration, Kristi Boswell,…
Ag Groups Pleased With Perdue Confirmation
…our nation’s Agriculture Department. We are eager for agriculture to finally have a seat in the president’s cabinet, and we know Secretary Perdue is just as eager to get to…
NMPF Recognizes Members of Congress for Focusing Attention on Dairy Workforce Needs
…the existing H-2A agricultural visa program to make it easier for dairy farmers to hire the foreign labor they need to run their operations. Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Chris…
Immigration Raids Could Send Milk Prices Soaring
…the worker program from the Labor Department to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Robert Guenther, Senior Vice President for Public Policy, asked the panel, “Is there a will to move…
Valencia Oranges Increase, Non-Valencia Decrease in Citrus Forecast
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Hog Prices Expected to Increase in 2017, Despite Challenges
Hog prices are expected to increase this year, even as pork production is expected to increase by three percent, according to a Purdue University agricultural economist. Christ Hurt writes that…