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Growers respond to higher AEWR rates
Growers are bracing to pay more – around 7% – for their crews in the coming year. The Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for the H-2A program is e... READ MORE »
Ed session at Organic Grower Summit to tackle new rule
A session at this year’s Organic Grower Summit (OGS) plans to tackle new challenges coming for growers, distributors and importers due to a rule tha... READ MORE »
USDA appoints ag advisory committee members
The USDA and U.S. Trade Representative’s Office have appointed 130 representatives to serve four-year terms on seven agricultural trade advisory com... READ MORE »
Specialty crop groups sign on to UK trade act
Specialty crop groups are part of a coalition urging Congress to support the Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (U... READ MORE »
National Potato Council calls for more pest agency funding
The National Potato Council joined dozens of other agricultural organizations in requesting increased funding for the USDA’s Office of Pest Manageme... READ MORE »
Senators seek rollback of H-2A wages to 2022 rates
Farm groups are urging Congress to pass the Farm Operations Support Act, which would decrease the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) paid to H-2A tempora... READ MORE »
Commentary: A cautious smile after our Salad Bowl ‘storm watch’
After three long years of drought impacts, California has shifted climate gears into a monumental precipitation cycle that has brought deluges to many... READ MORE »
Paul DiMare, tomato industry giant, dies
Paul DiMare, a man honored as a Florida agricultural giant and the voice of Florida’s tomato industry, has died. DiMare, 81, died on Friday, Dec. 30... READ MORE »
Ag groups seek quick availability of water project funding
A coalition of agriculture groups in the western U.S. is asking federal officials to immediately implement drought funding in the Inflation Reduction ... READ MORE »
Washington holds key to progress on ag labor reform
Custom harvesters, apple and other fruit growers, vegetable growers, dairy farmers, agents, associations and farm labor contractors were treated to a ... READ MORE »
