State Department acts to accelerate H-2A approvals

03/26/20 10:38 PM By Philip Brasher

The State Department agreed to accelerate approvals of H-2A farm workers by waiving interviews for many applicants, a move welcomed by agricultural groups who feared that embassy cutbacks amid the COVID-19 pandemic would leave farms without needed labor.

USDA photo of Honduran H-2A worker in Pa.

Farm groups call on Pompeo to speed H-2A approvals

03/18/20 3:21 PM By Philip Brasher

Farm groups are appealing to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to take steps to speed the approval of H-2A workers following his department’s suspension of regular visa processing services in Mexico because of the COVID-19 outbreak.

State Department greenlights Keystone XL pipeline

03/24/17 4:00 PM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2017 – The U.S. State Department today issued a presidential permit for the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, allowing President Trump to make good on one of his campaign promises.

Frank Gasperini, National Council of Agricultural Employers

Provision in Trump travel order worries farmers

03/15/17 8:00 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - A little-noticed provision in President Trump’s revised executive order barring residents of some predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States could make it harder for farmers and ranchers to get legal foreign workers on a timely basis.

Mark Stewart, President & CEO AFA

This week’s Open Mic guest is Mark Stewart, President and CEO of Agriculture Future of America. Following the vision of the Kemper Family of Kansas City, an agriculture youth development organization was born in 1996 to help in the evolution of future ag leaders and to support their spirit of entrepreneurship. Today, Stewart says that same vision has expanded to over 200 college campuses and 150 different agriculture majors. As the group celebrates 24 years, it plans to continue working on developing human capital, addressing racial diversity and aligning academic programs with employer needs. Stewart says the organization brings people together to build bridges and tries to entice young people to find their personal mission and find pathways for feeding the world more sustainably.

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In this opinion piece Kerry Tucker and Teresa Siles discuss the current environment, where distrust is rampant and pessimism is high, and how agriculture’s ability to positively shape the future for multiple generations could be the bright light many are seeking.

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Washington Week in Review: Sept. 17, 2020: Sen. John Boozman on COVID and the future for Senate Ag

Work continues behind the scenes to secure additional coronavirus relief legislation, but what that means for ag assistance remains to be seen. Arkansas Sen. John Boozman joins Agri-Pulse to discuss his thoughts on that as well as how the current landscape of farm policy could shape the work of the Senate Ag Committee in the next Congress.

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