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A new survey for employees in the ag industry will soon take effect that, in theory, addresses concerns about wage suppression in the H-2A guest worker program, but Washington Policy Centers Ag Director Pam Lewison says its off base.

Whether in Olympia or other urban parts of our state, there seems to be a big misunderstanding or ignorance of what the H-2A guestworker visa program is and how it works.

Republican senators from across the country are calling on congressional leaders to move legislation that would freeze the Adverse Effect Wage Rate at 2023 levels.

A court has rejected a challenge by agricultural employers to the Labor Department’s 2022 H-2A rule, finding that the department properly followed notice-and-comment procedures.

Farm groups are poring through the recommendations of a special House committee that’s proposing to raise tariffs on China.

A shutdown has been averted, but the battles over federal spending likely are just beginning.

As a result of the Department of Labor’s H-2A rising wage floor, U.S. fruit and vegetable growers find themselves again appealing for a bipartisan solution to the agricultural workforce shortage and temporary fix for the wage rate hikes.

Over 130 ag groups ask House and Senate for stricter rules governing checkoff program, and American Farm Bureau pushes against new Adverse Effect Wage Rate calculations.

The Biden Administrations new WOTUS rule goes into effect ahead of Supreme Court ruling, and American Farm Bureau Federation urges Congress to halt flawed 2023 Adverse Effect Wage Rate.

The Biden Administrations new WOTUS rule goes into effect ahead of Supreme Court ruling, and American Farm Bureau Federation urges Congress to halt flawed 2023 Adverse Effect Wage Rate.