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A new survey of California farmers finds the broader enforcement climate is driving labor losses, operational disruptions and even reduced production — particularly for labor-intensive crops that depend heavily on immigrant workers.

Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson is the fourth GOP nominee for House speaker after winning the latest rounds of balloting Tuesday night.

Call it a dry run, and a very successful one: House Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., got to warm up for the coming farm bill debate this week by working to bury some key amendments to the fiscal 2024 Agriculture spending bill.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a cross-border security agreement with one of his counterparts, the governor of the Mexican state of Nuevo León Wednesday, which should alleviate some of the delays at border crossings that have trucks backed up with all manner of goods, including perishable fruits and vegetables.

Land-grant universities continue to face a huge and costly backlog of deferred infrastructure needs that, left unaddressed, threaten U.S. agricultural competitiveness, according to a new report released by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).