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Worker legalization divides lawmakers on ag labor bill

11/20/19 10:43 PM By Ben Nuelle

A bill to expand the H-2A farm worker visa program and provide legal status to existing agricultural employees is headed to the House floor despite strong opposition from Republicans who derided it as a “massive amnesty” measure.

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

Ag labor reforms face House test, uncertain Senate future

11/06/19 6:35 AM By Philip Brasher

House Democrats are about to attempt something that Washington hasn’t been done in over three decades: Enact immigration reforms that would give farmers better access to foreign workers while offering legal status to their existing employees.

Washington Week Ahead: Court mulls Clean Water case, groups seek labor bill backing

11/03/19 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a Clean Water Act case with major implications for agriculture, while farm groups who back a bipartisan ag labor bill will be lobbying lawmakers ahead of an expected House committee debate.

Democrats look to farmers, workers for compromise on H-2A reforms

04/03/19 3:36 PM By Philip Brasher

House Democrats say they are sympathetic to farmers who are struggling to find sufficient labor, but a compromise on fixes to the H-2A visa program will likely require support from farmworkers.

House Democrats, White House both mull ag labor reforms

03/06/19 6:46 AM By Philip Brasher

Despite President Donald Trump’s ongoing battle with lawmakers over funding a border wall, preliminary efforts are underway both at the White House and in the House to craft immigration legislation that could address the labor shortage in agriculture.

House Democrats set key leadership for ag policy

01/30/19 6:41 AM By Philip Brasher

House Democrats have named the key subcommittee leaders who will play critical roles in agriculture and food policy, and they range from veterans steeped in past battles to a first-term lawmaker who is a former CIA operations officer.

King losing Ag, Judiciary seats

01/14/19 9:19 PM By Philip Brasher

Iowa Rep. Steve King, who represents one of the most agriculturally intensive districts in the nation, is being stripped of his House committee assignments, including senior positions on the Agriculture and Judiciary panels, as punishment for his latest racially insensitive comments.

House priorities shift as Democrats take charge

01/09/19 5:35 AM By Ben Nuelle and Philip Brasher

The Democrats taking over House committees and subcommittees will push back hard against the Trump administration’s environmental policies and put a major focus on climate change, but ag groups will need to find allies on trade and other key issues.

GOP wrestles with farm labor issue ahead of House debate

06/20/18 6:44 AM By Philip Brasher

Farmers will finally get the House debate they’ve wanted for years on agricultural labor needs, but it’s not clear how much they will like the solution that GOP leaders put on the floor.

New farmworker visa program squeaks through panel

10/25/17 5:19 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 - The House Judiciary Committee narrowly approved a proposed new agricultural guestworker program after two days of heated debate that saw Democrats take a page from President Trump's campaign playbook and argue that the plan would undercut U.S. wages by importing low-cost labor.

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ASA CEO Steve Censky

This week’s Open Mic guest is Steve Censky, CEO of the American Soybean Association. After serving as USDA Deputy Secretary in the Trump administration, Censky is back in St. Louis serving the nation’s soybean farmers. Censky is encouraged with the nomination of Tom Vilsack to return as Ag Secretary and is confident with other names that will assume leadership roles at USDA and the Biden cabinet. Sustainability has long since been a focus of ASA and Censky says soybean farmers are encouraged about the opportunity to participate in the nation’s climate debate. Censky says ASA is ready to work with the Biden team on global trade opportunities and the nation’s energy policy and renewable fuels.

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Washington Week in Review: Feb. 19, 2021: USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer on 2021 Ag Outlook Forum

USDA held its annual Ag Outlook Forum this week, Chief Economist Seth Meyer rolled out robust expectations for ag exports and domestic prices in 2021. In this video, he expands on his expectations for trade with China, domestic production circumstances, and the "long tail" of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on ag economics.

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