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Northwest Farmers Lean On Senate To Pass FWMA
Northwest Farmers Lean On Senate To Pass FWMA
Northwest Farmers Lean On Senate To Pass FWMA
Farmers need labor certainty from the H-2A guestworker program.  After years of working for reforms, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act is the best chance for agriculture to receive the labor it needs.  Shay Myers is a third generation farmer, and owner of Idaho’s Owyhee Produce a vertically integrated family farm, growing, packing and marketing nine different consumer crops, from asparagus to w
Newhouse Expresses Frustration Over Lack Of Movement On FWMA
Newhouse Expresses Frustration Over Lack Of Movement On FWMA
Newhouse Expresses Frustration Over Lack Of Movement On FWMA
Dan Newhouse says he's frustrated over the lack of movement on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.  The legislation cleared the House of Representatives in March 2021 and since then has been in a holding pattern in the Senate.  The central Washington Republican said time is running out. "Ther...
American Fruit Grower’s Survey Shows Serious Labor Concerns
American Fruit Grower’s Survey Shows Serious Labor Concerns
American Fruit Grower’s Survey Shows Serious Labor Concerns
Labor remains a top concern for the tree fruit industry.  The American Fruit Growers held its annual State of the Industry survey, and on the farm labor was a big topic in the survey, and one-third of the respondents say it’s not an issue for them, at least not yet.  For the remai...
Focus On Fruit for 04/14/22
Focus On Fruit for 04/14/22
Focus On Fruit for 04/14/22
In today's Focus on Fruit, Jon DeVaney, Executive Director of the Washington state Tree Fruit Association talks about the latest efforts to reform the H-2A program. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...
NW Lawmakers Request Vaccination Exemption For H2A Workers
NW Lawmakers Request Vaccination Exemption For H2A Workers
NW Lawmakers Request Vaccination Exemption For H2A Workers
Several Northwest lawmakers are calling on Homeland Security for an exemption when it comes to COVID vaccination requirements. Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security announced essential personnel crossing into the U.S. via land border show proof of a CDC-approved COVID-19 vaccination ...
Lawmakers Unhappy With DHS Travel Restrictions
Lawmakers Unhappy With DHS Travel Restrictions
Lawmakers Unhappy With DHS Travel Restrictions
A group of lawmakers have sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, opposing the Department’s final rule when  it comes travel restrictions into the U.S. The 12 lawmakers, led by Dan Newhouse, chair of the Western Congressional Caucus, told DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that the rule could have serious ramifications the farming industry, the nation’s food supply as well as rural ec
OFB: Overtime Changes Would Be Detrimental To Oregon’s Farming Community
OFB: Overtime Changes Would Be Detrimental To Oregon’s Farming Community
OFB: Overtime Changes Would Be Detrimental To Oregon’s Farming Community
During the upcoming session, lawmakers in Salem will look at altering overtime exemptions for agricultural workers. If approved, it would require overtime pay for all farm workers once they’ve crossed 40 hours in a week. The farming community is expressing fear of what this could do to the ag economy and the state’s overall economy. Devon Wel ...
Governor’s Office Not Happy With WAFLA Op-Ed
Governor’s Office Not Happy With WAFLA Op-Ed
Governor’s Office Not Happy With WAFLA Op-Ed
Recently, Dan Fazio Executive Director of the Washington Farm Labor Association, better known as WAFLA, wrote an Op-Ed piece that ran in the Seattle Times stating that roughly 95% of foreign farmworkers were vaccinated this year and that no one had died from COVID-19 ...

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