Ag News From The Nation's Only Full-Time Farm Station
The House of Representatives passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act on Thursday in a bipartisan 247-174 vote. The main goal of the legislation would be to amend the H-2A program for agricultural guest workers, allowing a capped number of visas to allow farmworkers to be available year-round.
In recent testimony before Congress, American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall identified the farm workforce as the biggest challenge facing U.S. agriculture. The House may respond this week with the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
