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Industry trade groups say trucking bills passed by the House Transportation Committee are a step in the right direction, and the number of H-2A visas for ag workers continues to grow.

Is a new immigration law signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis creating panic in the state’s ag community, and there are few bright spots in latest USDA weekly export sales numbers, for the week ending May 11th.

Farm labor reform has virtually no chance of going anywhere, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be action on the workforce concerns.

The U.S. Department of Labor changes surrounding H-2A workers proves to be a problem for many producers looking to hire.

Farmers may have to pay foreign workers more. Minnesota producers discuss the farm bill. The NDSU Equestrian Team heads to nationals. A South Dakota restaurant serves food from farm to table.

Labor Department officials oversee state counterparts who are supposed to ensure states protect farmworkers from unsafe housing, wage theft and other abuses.

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped five points in February, and the Department of Labor announced final rule to amend H-2A temporary labor certification regulations, but not everyone is happy.

A seminar at the Agweek Farm Show examined the H-2A program and other job recruitment strategies that have worked in the past and are working right now for agriculture.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says he isnt waiting form Congress to fix the problems with the H-2A guest worker program and will start the USDAs own program.

If you’re a farmer who understands the challenges of finding an adequate workforce, you’ve now got NEW revisions to the H-2A visa program, and Northwest Horticultural Council Senior Vice President Kate Tynan breaks them down.