Regulations
Farm groups applaud USDA decision to end farm labor survey
Ag industry groups are celebrating USDA’s decision to end its Farm Labor Survey (FLS), saying the move will provide much-needed relief to farmers an... more »
National ag groups commend AEWR decision
A federal court in Louisiana on Aug. 27 vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2023 Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) Methodology rule, bringing... more »
Sept. 3 federal policy webinar to highlight organic agriculture funding
The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) will present a federal policy webinar on Sept. 3, spotlighting pressing policy developments and funding... more »
Protecting the plate
The recent release of the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Commission report, led by Secretary of Health and Human Ser... more »
Collection of H-2A certification fees to be temporarily suspended
A temporary suspension of collection of H-2A certification fees will take effect Sept. 2 as the administrating agency transitions to an electronic pay... more »
Public comment period on USDA reorganization plan now open
A public comment period for the UDSA’s reorganization plan is now open. Stakeholders, including department employees, members of Congress and those ... more »
Potato products part of potential EU counter-tariffs
Potatoes are among the products the European Union says it will raise tariffs on in response to threatened Trump administration action if an agreement... more »
Senate committee hears testimony about USDA reorganization plan
A newly announced USDA reorganization plan that would shift more than half of the agency’s Washington, D.C. staff to five hubs around the country an... more »
