In a 92-7 vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack on Feb. 23 as…
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Latest USDA 2021 Farm Income Forecast Information
February 11, 2021Statement by Matt Herrick, Director of Communications, on Latest USDA releases 2021 Farm Income…
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Department of Labor modernizes H-2A
January 28, 2021On Jan. 15 U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue issued a statement applauding…
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USMCA signed by President Trump
January 30, 2020With the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on Wednesday, Jan. 29, by President…
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USMCA gets Pelosi’s nod as work continues deal with China
December 12, 2019On Tuesday, Dec. 10, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Dems approved the…
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Farm Workforce Modernization Act sees widespread approval
November 7, 2019The bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act intended to provide and stabilize a legal workforce…
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Unanimous agreement on USMCA by Ag Secretary Perdue and predecessors
September 26, 2019In an encouraging and unilateral show of support, all former Secretaries of Agriculture since…
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DOL revising H-2A visa process
September 26, 2019Good news out of Washington, D.C., with the Sept. 20 announcement from U.S. Secretary…
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‘Waters of the United States’ rule of 2015 repealed
September 19, 2019A 2015 federal ruling that gave the Environmental Protection Agency authority to define a…
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Following an Aug. 25 statement from President Donald J. Trump that he and Japanese…