The American Farm Bureau Federation has written a letter to oppose changes to the H-2A temporary worker program proposed by the Department of Labor. They are asking the department to implement the existing regulations that became effective January 17th. Farm Bureau expressed they have heard nothing but opposition from growers in reaction to the proposed changes. According to Farm Bureau - the proposal will directly and immediately harm many farmers.
Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman says the H-2A rules the department wants to put on hold made several improvements in the program. He says Farm Bureau is disappointed they want to suspend the rules that allow U.S. agriculture to legally hire much-needed temporary workers. He says the sudden change is also creating confusion for the farmers who took the time to learn the new rules.
ALL AG NEWS is a collection of articles for farmers, ranchers and others in agribusiness that rely on agriculture for their livelihood. It is a service of the only ALL FARM radio stations in Texas (900AM KFLP in Floydada-Lubbock, TX and 1310AM KZIP in Amarillo, TX) and is available live via the internet at: mms://stream.amaonline.com/kflp
All Ag Calendar
- 10/08/09 -10/10/09 San Antonio International Farm & Ranch Show (www.farmandranchexpo.com)
- 10/13/09 7:30am Ag Market Network's Monthly Cotton Conference Call (online at www.AgMarketNetwork.com) ***LIVE BROADCAST ON ALL AG, ALL DAY!
- 10/14/09 9:00am Cattle Health Meeting in Plainview (806-291-5267)
- 10/23/09 9:30am Prescribed Fire in Ranching Systems at the JA Ranch in Randall County (806-651-5760)
- 10/28/09-10/30/09 Texas Cattle Feeders Association Annual Convention at Amarillo Civic Center (www.tcfa.org)
- 10/30/09 9:00am Advanced Topics in Wildlife Management Series in Canadian, TX (806-323-9114)
- 11/12/09 7:30am Ag Market Network's Monthly Cotton Conference Call (online at www.AgMarketNetwork.com) ***LIVE BROADCAST ON ALL AG, ALL DAY!
- 11/17/09-11/18/09 Farm Service Agency Guaranteed Loan Program Lender Seminar in Lubbock (979-680-5220)
- 12/05/09-12/07/09 Texas Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Fort Worth, TX
- 12/15/09 7:30am Ag Market Network's Monthly Cotton Conference Call (online at www.AgMarketNetwork.com) ***LIVE BROADCAST ON ALL AG, ALL DAY!
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
GUEST INTERVIEWS
MONDAY
Bob Maurer with Manduca Trading in Chicago (800-388-0998)
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TUESDAY
Roger Haldenby, VP of Operations for Plains Cotton Growers (PCG)
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WEDNESDAY
Gerald Simonsen, Chairman of National Sorghum Producers (NSP)
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THURSDAY
Andy Holloway with Ash Angus LLC of Stamford, TX
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FRIDAY
Dr. Steve Amosson with Texas AgriLife Extension in Amarillo, TX
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Bob Maurer with Manduca Trading in Chicago (800-388-0998)
TUESDAY
Roger Haldenby, VP of Operations for Plains Cotton Growers (PCG)
WEDNESDAY
Gerald Simonsen, Chairman of National Sorghum Producers (NSP)
THURSDAY
Andy Holloway with Ash Angus LLC of Stamford, TX
FRIDAY
Dr. Steve Amosson with Texas AgriLife Extension in Amarillo, TX
The Agribusiness Report:
Listen for our Guest Interviews during the Agribusiness Report; weekdays at 2:10pm, 6:10pm, 10:10pm and the following morning at 8:10am. In addition, you can hear the Agribusiness Report on the following stations:
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KEYE-AM Perryton, TX
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