legislation
Budget provision includes one-year Farm Bill extension
Editor's note: President Joe Biden has signed the bill. See the updated story. A continuing budget resolution approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate includes a measure to extend the Farm Bill for... more »
Legislation supported by Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance, a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, nursery plants and other products, has endorsed nutrition and organic... more »
Organic advances protected in bipartisan House bill
Despite the chaos of the U.S. House of Representatives, a bipartisan effort is underway to ensure organic standards continuously evolve and improve. H.R. 5973, the Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act (CIAO) 2023,... more »
SCFBA applauds bipartisan legislation on farm bill priorities
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance, a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, nursery plants and other products, this week endorsed legislation that... more »
Rural Voices criticizes Congress’ USDA funding blocking
Rural Voices USA, an organization that promotes the interests of rural Americans, is expressing opposition to Republican efforts delaying passage of the U.S. Department of Agriculture FY24 funding bill. Lawmakers must meet a Sept. 30... more »
Frey Farms’ Sarah Frey appointed to advise House Committee on Agriculture
Sarah Frey, founder and CEO of Illinois’ Frey Farms, has been appointed to serve as an Advisor to the chair of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture. Frey will advise the U.S. House of Representatives’... more »
Rural Voices opposes GOP USDA cuts
Rural Voices USA, an organization that promotes the interests of rural Americans, is criticizing a House GOP proposal to cut USDA FY24 funding. The organization warns the zeroing-out of USDA rural funding would harm rural... more »
Ag Labor Review: NCAE busy with changes to H-2A, other programs
There are just a few things going on in the world of U.S. agricultural labor these days. Last Fall, the Department of Labor (DOL) at long-last published its version of the H-2A Program Rule. This... more »
Western Growers applauds $4 billion for drought relief
The climate spending and tax bill, passed by the U.S. Senate on Sunday night, includes $4 billion in drought-relief funding. The funding, through the Interior Department’s Bureau of Reclamation, was one of the demands Sen.... more »
IFPA: Pass immigration reform to ease inflation
International Fresh Produce Association members spearheaded a press conference along with other members of the Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus (ANIC) calling for urgent Senate action on immigration reform. At the July 27 press... more »
