…produce industry, from immigration reform and the need for a legal workforce to the North American Free Trade Agreement, and the need to retain a fair international trade framework for…
House Farm Bill Prospects Improving
House Republican leadership worked out a deal to bring up two different immigration bills for votes next week. One of the bills is the conservative measure authored by Representative Bob…
Ranking House Ag Member Peterson Welcomes Senate Farm Bill
…favor of the bill, along with Republican of the Freedom Caucus blocking passage in favor of finding an immigration resolution first. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
House Farm Bill Still Uncertain
…expressed optimism last week that an immigration deal would be reached. Friday, House Republican leaders had drafted an outline of a plan on immigration, but there was no deal. The…
Senate Ag Plans Farm Bill Markup
…voted it down last month. Republican lawmakers who demanded a vote on immigration pulled the bill to failure. But, Republicans begun discussing immigration issues this week, providing renewed farm bill…
Tentative Next Steps for House Farm Bill
The House Farm Bill will get another vote on June 22 after a separate vote on a conservative immigration bill. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise announced the schedule on Monday….
House Farm Bill Dormant Amid Immigration Dispute
House Republican leadership is currently struggling with immigration issues and it’s put the House farm bill that didn’t pass on Friday right on the back burner. The Hagstrom Report describes…
House Farm Bill Vote Surprises and Disappoints
…rural America deserve nothing less.” Members of the House Freedom Caucus had indicated they would not be supporting the Farm Bill until the House voted on immigration legislation. Prior to…
NAFTA Ministers Back in Washington D.C. After Short Turnaround
…warned that the U.S. might make stricter immigration laws in Mexico “a condition of the new NAFTA agreement.” Mexico quickly dismissed the idea, saying it would be unacceptable to condition…
Loss Of Foreign Workers Would Hurt Agriculture
…prompted by a change in immigration policy – would not be offset by native-born workers and permanent residents. Instead, they found, the tighter supply of foreign-born workers would reduce overall…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-09-18
…said they are listening to California concerns about immigration reform. We also catch up with California Citrus Mutual at their Citrus Showcase and talk about several issues affecting the industry….
Roberts: Senate Farm Bill Work Scheduled Next Month
…appropriations bill and immigration will be priorities. He also said it is important to get the bill “right” before marking it up. Speaking on tariffs, Roberts said “I don’t like…
CFBF: Requiring Workers Return to Home Country Not an Option
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…