By Christian Valencia and Nick Paulson The H-2A program allows eligible employers in the U.S. an avenue to request and hire foreign workers to fill temporary agricultural jobs. Applicants must be certified and demonstrate a lack of willing, qualified, and available U.S. workers to fill the temporary roles and that…
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It’s been a minute, GoodSport, but we’re glad to hear that things are trending in a positive direction. If you’re not familiar with GoodSport, it’s a unique kind of sports drink that’s made from 97 percent dairy products. When we last left Michelle McBride, a sports mom and the brand’s…
Ahead of 9:30 a.m. CT, December corn was up less than a penny at $4.16¼ per bushel. November soybeans were down 1¼¢ at $10.06 per bushel. September CBOT wheat was up 3½¢ at $5.50½ per bushel. September KC wheat was up 5¢ at $5.29 per bushel. September Minneapolis wheat was…
The Agriculture Department said Wednesday evening that the U.S. would be closing the southern border to livestock trade, effective immediately, after reports that New World screwworm has resumed its northward spread. The announcement came just two days after USDA reopened a single port of entry for Mexican livestock in Douglas,…
Tractor development grew by leaps and bounds in the 1920s and 1930s, as droves of draft animals were herded away by engine-hungry farmers. A sure sign of the times, tractor sales had skyrocketed from around 250,000 in the early 1920s to well over 900,000 by 1930. Left in the dust…
Forty-two agricultural organizations sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Tuesday urging him to nominate a new Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, as Trump warned in a Truth Social post that there would be “no extension” to the new Aug. 1 deadline for…
By Robin Opsahl Gov. Kim Reynolds said Tuesday that Iowa officials have contacted the White House to be involved in discussions on how to keep immigrant agricultural workers in the country. The governor spoke about the budget reconciliation bill Tuesday outside the Iowa Capitol with Bob Quinn, host of The…
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