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Growers to be harmed by House agriculture appropriations bill cuts, IFPA warns
The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) is expressing disappointment by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture’s passage of... READ MORE »
IFPA comments on EU packaging regulations
The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) submitted public comments on the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packag... READ MORE »
Ag labor group’s report praised
Industry leaders and associations applauded the House Committee on Agriculture’s bipartisan agriculture labor working group’s final report. The... READ MORE »
U.S.-Mexico labor task force includes IFPA’s John Hollay
The International Fresh Produce Association's John Hollay has been named to a multi-stakeholder and bi-national task force on farm labor. The task ... READ MORE »
Congressional report calls for H-2A wage reform
The House Agricultural Labor Working Group is calling for a number of changes to the H-2A temporary visa program long-supported by specialty crop grow... READ MORE »
SCFBA members meet with Senate, House ag leadership
Amid ongoing farm bill discussions on Capitol Hill, the co-chairs of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) gathered in Washington, D.C., to ad... READ MORE »
Georgia pursues transparency of H-2A wage hikes
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) has filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the Department of Labor (DOL) re... READ MORE »
IFPA asks members to support H-2A wage relief bill
The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has announced support for the Supporting Farm Operations Act, an immediate measure to address wage ... READ MORE »
Tamara Muruetagoiena leads IFPA sustainability
Tamara Muruetagoiena is the International Fresh Produce Association’s first ever vice president of sustainability. Muruetagoiena joined the organ... READ MORE »
2023: The year in review
To specialty crop growers, and farmers in general, 2023’s big news in the industry wasn’t totally unforeseen: lack of labor is still an issue, sev... READ MORE »
