Labor
A Navy SEAL with Ag Committee seniority faces a dairy farmer who lived the economics that forced her family to sell after 150 years. Both want your vote.
Backed by more than 600 agricultural groups, Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson details the urgent need for H-2A guest worker updates and his plan for year-end passage.
People, insurance and having a plan in place are easy to overlook, but they can have a big impact when the unexpected happens.
Hiring help is never easy, but waiting too long can cost more than the paycheck.
With 400 groups in lockstep, Chairman G.T. Thompson’s labor bill moves to the House Judiciary Committee. The goal: Open year-round H-2A access for the first time since the program’s creation in 1986 and cap mandatory wage hikes.
With New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, a critical shortage of skilled labor threatens the response. Ranchers warn that technology and drones cannot replace the “boots in the stirrups” needed to doctor infected calves.
With school out and more youth heading into summer farm work, now is the time to put safety checks in place before kids take on responsibilities on the farm.
After passing the House 224-200, the farm bill is headed to the Senate, where SNAP funding could be another problematic topic.