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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!
  • z01/04/10-01/07/10 Beltwide Cotton Conference in New Orleans, LA (www.cotton.org)
  • z01/13/10-02/25/10 Master Marketer Program in Amarillo (806-677-5600)
  • z01/27/10-01/30/10 Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show in San Antonio, TX (www.beefusa.org)
  • z03/04/10-03/06/10 Commodity Classic in Anaheim, CA (www.commodityclassic.com)

Monday, May 18, 2009

Guest Worker Legislation Introduced

Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein has again introduced an agricultural guest-worker bill. Feinstein's legislation to legalize upward of 2 million illegal immigrant farm workers and their family members resembles similar bills regularly but unsuccessfully introduced since September 2003. A former opponent of the agricultural guest-worker proposal, Feinstein now says it is needed to keep farms in business.

The legislation combines streamlining the existing but infrequently used H-2A guest-worker program with a legalization plan for farm workers already in the United States illegally. Feinstein declared, - there is a farm emergency in this country and most of it is caused by the absence of farm labor.

The illegal immigrant farm workers could attain temporary legal status after meeting certain criteria, including a commitment to keep working in agriculture for several years. Eventually, they could apply to become U.S. citizens.

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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