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Immigration, farmworker groups sue Florida over SB 1718
Farmworker and legal organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s new anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718. The groups, including the Southern Poverty Law Center, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, Americans for Immigrant... more »
Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance endorses disaster relief, mechanization bills
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) this week endorsed the following legislation that will be considered during the 2023 Farm Bill discussions: the Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act and the Specialty Crop... more »
Sarah Frey of Frey Farms 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 »
GOP USDA budget cuts criticized by Rural Voices USA
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 »
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 »
Michigan blueberry interests ponder commission, funding arm
Michigan is expected to remain among the nation’s top blueberry production states, with projections for a 72 million pound yield in 2015, according to the North American Blueberry Council. Some growers want to assure the... more »
Spending bill ends potential trade dispute
Today, the Senate followed the House in passing a bipartisan spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, 2016. The legislation ensures continuity for programs including the Market Access Program, Specialty Crop Research Initiative,... more »
United upgrades Grassroots Action Network website
United Fresh has launched a redesign of its Grassroots Action Network website, allowing the produce industry a more robust platform to connect with elected officials in Washington, D.C. Open to all members of the fresh... more »
Court rules Washington growers must pay for rest breaks
The Washington Supreme Court has ruled that piece-rate workers must be paid separately for their rest breaks, a decision that will have a significant impact on the way the state’s growers pay their employees. Dan... more »
Michigan Farmers Union members meet with lawmakers in Washington, D.C.
Michigan Farmers Union (MFU) members and more than 270 fellow farmers, ranchers and fishermen from across the country met in Washington, D.C., Sept. 16-18 for the National Farmers Union annual Fall Legislative Fly-In. “Meeting with our... more »
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