…use of the E-verify program and what that would do to the labor pool was also a substantial concern. “Even though we now have significant shortages of workers, at least…
Trump Reorganization Plan Offers Big Changes to USDA
…would also merge the education and labor departments of the federal government, move the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works from the Department of Defense to the Department of Transportation…
Groups Respond to House Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
…a solution for the very serious ag labor shortage, increasing market opportunities through trade and cutting the burdens of regulations that have piled up during previous administrations.” From National Pork…
American Farm Bureau Board Votes Unanimously to Support Goodlatte AG Act Provisions
The American Farm Bureau Federation’s board of directors voted unanimously to support House passage of H.R. 4760, a broad immigration bill, based on the strength of agricultural labor provisions included…
Frozen Produce Just as Nutritious as Fresh
Frozen produce can provide essentially the same vitamins, minerals, and taste of fresh produce while costing less in dollars spent at the grocery store and food waste. Opting for frozen…
Perdue to Keynote United Fresh Event
…agriculture. Labor issues, and trade, such as NAFTA, are top issues for United Fresh members. Secretary Perdue will speak at the United Fresh 2018 Keynote Breakfast Tuesday, June 26th, during…
Agri View: Vidalia Onions
…had a good year. Overall, the size and quality gets a good rating. The Vidalia, like most other crops, is a labor intense crop. It takes a lot more than…
Livestock Groups Happy with FMD Funding in Farm Bill
…FMD outbreak in the United States, it would cost the beef and pork industries a combined $128 billion over ten years. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Cruz Still Pushing for Biofuels Overhaul
…the cost of complying with the mandate while farm-state lawmakers say the law is a crucial safety net for their rural constituents. EPA administrator Pruitt is under fire from renewable…
FMD Language In Senate Agriculture Panel’s Farm Bill
…bank, $70 million in block grants to the states for disease prevention and $30 million for the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), which provides diagnostic support to assist in…
Agri View: Trade War Threat Continues
…trade war may cost the producers in export dollars. The threat of a trade war still has more than just farmers sweating it out. Chinese officials have said publicly that…
Agri View: Farm Bill Debate Goes On
…There is one called Insecure Nutrition Assistance. I don’t know how much it cost. You see why farmers are in no hurry. Well, I hope you do anyway. That’s Agri…
Margin Protection Program for Dairy Enrollment Deadline June 8
…are further authorized by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. The MPP-Dairy offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all milk price and the average feed cost…
USDA Resumes Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment
…of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), provides participants with annual rental payments and cost-share assistance. Landowners enter into contracts that last between 10 and 15 years. CRP pays producers who…