Agriculture Cries for Guest Worker Reform to Meet Labor Needs
The article notes US agriculture relies on migrant and seasonal labor and urges a rational humane guest worker program. It cites a study by the American Farm Bureau Federation and references President Bush's State of the Union push for immigration reform with stronger border enforcement and temporary legal work status. It mentions roughly 3 million workers in US agriculture with about 2 million workers currently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Bush
America
Farm Bureau urges guest-worker program for farming resilience
Libby French, Erie Huron and coria County Farm Bureau director, outlines the impact of labor shortages on fruit and vegetable farming. Estimates show up to half of the one million hired farm workers lack legal status. A guest-worker program could protect production worth billions and national food security, with calls to Congress and the administration.
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Farm Bureau
Con-gresg
Libby French
Erie, Huron and
Coraia County
Demand drives N J lamb flocks in Moorestown farming shift
In Moorestown Charlene Carlisle built a 206-head sheep operation replacing herds of dairy cows. New Jersey sheep farming is rebounding amid modest startup costs and rising demand across ethnic groups. Demand and lean meat appeal boost prices and participation across communities and ages.
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Moorestown
N.J
Charlene Carlisle
New Jersey
New’ Jersey
Garden State
Carlisle
Kenny
Vidalia onion season opens with new logo and praise
Georgia’s Vidalia onion season began in Albany with a new logo and national endorsement. Growers forecast a strong crop of about 13,800 acres and better than average yields, citing mild winters and low-sulfur soils in a 20 county area around Vidalia.
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Albany
Georgia
Vidalia
Delbert Bland
Glennville
Reid Torrance
Tattnall County
Bland
Bland Farms
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Weight Watchers
Vidalia Onions
Vidalia Onion
Wendy Brannen
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Dixon
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PAM
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N.J. Lamb
Gregory Nunn
Livestock Cooperative Auction Market Association of
North Jersey
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Donald Kaiffen
Peggy Dey
Freehold
Charlene Carlisle Bottie
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Onptons
Vidalia Onien
SomaTech
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William
Landscape, Inc
Fadorariantest
Amherst
Grafton
Avon
Columbia
Redwoods
London
Monster Tree
Maples, Co
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Fertilizer
Tym Solutions
Espoma & Good Natur
Ey Aneron Weeks Roses Co
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