…and 15–25 hours of interactive learning to complete assignments. Attendance at all seminars and events is mandatory. All applicants must have reliable transportation and be available to travel to seminars…
Rep. Carter Discusses H-2A with Secretary of Labor Acosta
…eligibility Make the wage rate more transparent and predictable Provide for mediation and arbitration agreements Transportation adjustments View the full letter to Secretary of Labor Acosta here. The meeting was…
Almond Board: Seeds for Bees
…bees are better able to deal with stressors if properly nourished, better able to fend off pests and parasites and cope with pesticides and transportation stress. Healthier bees mean stronger…
Proposed Guest Worker Plan to Replace H-2A Worker Program
…workers without a path to citizenship, higher wages (15 percent above a state’s minimum wage), no requirement for worker housing or transportation, and allows currently illegal farm workers to participate…
NPPC Seeking ELD Waiver
The National Pork Producers Council Tuesday petitioned the Department of Transportation for a waiver and exemption for livestock haulers from regulations that NPPC says could harm animal well-being. The petition…
Apply for Alternative Manure Management Program Grants
…be stored and used as renewable energy or as a clean-burning transportation fuel. Dairies will also soon have the ability to measure reductions from non-digester technologies such as mechanical manure…
Most U.S. Farmers Will Feel Impact from Hurricane Harvey
…Mike Steenhoek of the Soy Transportation Coalition says that until the storm passes, they will not be able to assess the structural integrity of railroad tracks or bridges. And because…
Harvey Forces Shutdown of Texas Ports, Threatens Others
…exports, according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Mike Steenhook of the Soy Transportation Coalition told Bloomberg News that the bigger threat to shipments of corn and…
Sunflowers as a Crop and Garden Flower
…at Singapore Changi Airport. Singapore Changi Airport is the primary civilian airport for Singapore, and one of the largest transportation hubs in Southeast Asia. Photography ID:130529182, Copyright: teamtime / DepositPhotos…
Renewable Fuels Association Calls RFS Proposal for Conventional Biofuels Justified
…and lower carbon emissions from transportation fuels. Congress entrusted EPA with the ability to reset the RFS, not to gut the RFS,” he told EPA.” Dinneen also told EPA about…
Trucks Carry Majority of NAFTA Freight
Trucks carry more freight between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada under the North American Free Trade Agreement than railcars. The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics last week reported…
Readout on Principals Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force
…Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai. Also in attendance were representatives from the…
Almond Board: Reducing Harvest Dust
…which will, in turn, help determine the management activities for the next year. Pickup machines sweep the windrows into carts or trailers for transportation to a huller/sheller facility. With the…
Cattle Groups Applaud Proposed Delay of Electronic Logging Requirements for Trucking
…bill would delay the requirements mandating the use of electronic logging devices in livestock hauling trucks for one year. USCA’s Transportation Committee Chairman Steve Hilker says the bill allows time…