Wheat Growers Applaud Moving Food for Peace to USDA
Last week, USDA, the State Department and Office of Management and Budget signed an interagency agreement saying the Department of Ag should run Food For Peace.
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Grassley Talks Food Aid, Tariffs
U.S. global food aid is stalled as the Trump Administration and government efficiency chief Elon Musk look to dismantle or combine parts of the U.S. Agency for International Development into the State Department. And House Ag Democrats contend that roughly $340 million dollars in U.S. food a...
Will Russia Allow Grain To Be Exported From Ukraine?
The United States is looking for proof Russia is upholding its end of a Turkish-brokered deal to free up Ukrainian grain exports. The agreement, if kept, could partially end a months-long Russian blockade of ports that remain under Ukraine’s control, especially the port of Odessa.
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USDA Launches New Website Features to Help Farmers Hire Workers
New features on the the USDA's website will help facilitate the employment of H-2A workers. The USDA announced the new features Monday, which includes a real-time dashboard that enables farmers to track the status of their eligible employer application and visa applications for temporary nonimmigrant workers
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State Departments Reversal On H-2A Applications Good News For Ag, AFBF Says
Last week, the U.S. State Department announced a commitment to processing H-2A applications to ensure an agriculture workforce by expanding the interview waiver. American Farm Bureau Federation Congressional Relations Director Allison Crittenden said this change expands the pool for farmers
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State Department to Accelerate H-2A Approvals
The U.S. State Department will speed up approvals of H-2A farm workers by waiving interviews for many applicants. The move is applauded by many of the country’s major Ag groups, who were worried that embassy cutbacks due to the coronavirus outbreak would leave farmers without the labor they need to run their operations.
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