Regulations
Trump administration teases ag worker solution
Following a recent cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump dangled a tantalizing morsel for ag employers. The topic of what to do with the existing domestic workforce is one of the many vexing issues that have... more »
Farm groups react to DOL H-2A final rule suspension
Produce and farm industry grower groups are responding to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) suspending enforcement of a farmworker protection rule. On June 20, the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division suspended the “Improving Protections... more »
Labor Department suspends H-2A worker protection rule
The U.S. Department of Labor has suspended a contested measure that extended protections to H-2A workers who organize to form labor unions. Components of the rule, “Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in... more »
NCAE celebrates suspension of worker protection rule
The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE), its members and the agricultural community nationwide are celebrating the suspension of a rule that falsely cast shade on America’s agricultural community. The Department of Labor (DOL) has... more »
Onion, vegetable growers appointed to Farm Service agencies
Two vegetable growers — including a farm market founder — have been named to head state Farm Service Agencies (FSA). Alaska vegetable, onion and melon grower Arthur Keyes was appointed executive director of the Alaska’s... more »
Judge sets hearing for AEWR challenge
A federal court will consider the fate of Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) rules. Following months of delays, a federal district judge has decided the next step in a National Council of Agricultural Employers’ (NCAE)... more »
NCAE advocates to cut red tape crippling ag
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division’s Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force is seeking suggestions to unearth and unwind anticompetitive regulations. The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) answered that call, submitting comments on seven regulatory... more »
Tariffs struck down by federal court
The U.S. Court of International Trade struck down many of the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump, ruling that the measures exceeded the president’s authority under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act. Trump had cited the... more »
Budget bill clears House by one vote, moves to Senate
The massive budget bill dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill passed the U.S. House early Thursday morning after more than 24 hours of debate that began at 1 a.m. Wednesday. The mega bill, which Republicans... more »
Young Farmers group condemns House SNAP, ag cuts
The National Young Farmers Coalition (Young Farmers) is sounding the alarm about devastating cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other ag programs. The House Agriculture Committee’s May 13-14 markup of the Budget... more »
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