The Pressure Is On

The Pressure Is On

The Senate and Instant Pots have something in common: pressure. (#NotAnAd) Help me tie this together: Last year, the House passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to reform the H-2A visa program to help with the lack of adequate farm labor and, well… the Senate is...
Biden on Prop 12:

Biden on Prop 12:

Earlier this week, the Biden administration linked arms with ag groups and sent a clear message to the Supreme Court: “Prop 12’s gotta go.”(And the pork-producing crowd goes wild) “Quick” refresher (buckle up): Proposition 12 requires...
CRP Struggle Bus?

CRP Struggle Bus?

Sign me up. That was the attitude of many farmers who took advantage of the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) application process that closed on March 11. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Tuesday that the USDA accepted offers for 2.07M acres of CRP...
Dollars for Double-Croppers

Dollars for Double-Croppers

Biden is tryin’ to keep wheat on the table and pull dollars out of the grocery bill in one fell swoop.   His request to Congress calls for a cool $500M to offset rising costs and food shortages related to the war in Ukraine. The skinny: Under the proposal,...
Pork Producers Push Priorities

Pork Producers Push Priorities

The pork industry ain’t playin’. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and more than 100 U.S. pork producers met with legislators last week to discuss three key issues: labor, foreign animal disease (FAD) prevention, and trade during the spring Capitol Hill...