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Local farmers ensuring food safety long before federal bill
Even before President Obama signed a new food safety law on Jan. 4, 2011, Yuma-area farmers had been voluntarily taking steps to ensure the healthy ve... READ MORE »
Immigration bill could hit farmers
Georgia produce growers could spend a lot more time on paperwork and find it difficult to get workers to pick their crops under the state's new immi... READ MORE »
Bill links Oregon farms with school lunches
Farmers, educators and students said Wednesday that subsidizing schools to buy Oregon food products and educating students about agriculture will bene... READ MORE »
Food Safety Bill May Jeopardize Small Farmers
Asheville has always catered to tourists craving scenic beauty, but in recent years, the city has gained a reputation for its local food movement. Ash... READ MORE »
Food Safety Bill’s Possible Costs Worry Small Farmers
Nov. 15, 2009 - There's no need to wonder where the collard greens or tomatoes came from that are on sale at Whitaker Farms' stall at the Piedmont Tri... READ MORE »
Farms Fight NY Labor Bill
New York farmers are pushing back against a proposed law that would require them to pay overtime to seasonal employees. PostStar.com
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Will Farmworker Rights Bill Hurt NY Ag?
Today in Albany, N.Y., a bipartisan group of legislators voiced their opposition to bill S.2247/A.1867, the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act, whic... READ MORE »
Farm Jobs Bills May Lead to Immigration Fix
There's a slowdown all along the Mexican border. Border Patrol agents caught fully 27 percent fewer illegal immigrants trying to sneak into the United... READ MORE »
California Bill Would Ease Farm Union Sign-ups
California's farmworker unions have for years sought new rules making it easier for workers to organize. The Sacramento Bee... READ MORE »
Farm-to-plate Bill Pushes Local Food in Vermont
Three hundred farmers packed into the Statehouse on Feb. 17 for a legislative hearing on the future of agriculture before the Senate and House Agricul... READ MORE »
