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Federal Judge Upholds Vacated Settlement Between Labor Dept. and Blueberry Growers

Posted May 1, 2014   A federal judge recently upheld a previous ruling vacating settlement agreements between the U.S. Department of...

EPA Releases Proposed Rule for Workers Exposed to Pesticides

Posted March 21, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposed rule to update and revise the...

Farm Bureau, Ag Groups Push House to Act on Immigration

Posted February 28, 2014   Over 600 groups, including 154 agricultural organizations are calling on House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to...

EPA Proposes Changes to Agricultural Worker Protection Standard

Posted February 26, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced proposed changes to the agricultural Worker Protection Standard...

OSHA Withdraws Enforcement Memo on Grain Bin Safety

Posted February 14, 2014   The Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn an enforcement memo on grain bin safety and plans...

Farm Bill to Stop DOL from Acting Alone

Posted February 11, 2014   Provisions of the recently enacted farm bill require the Department of Labor (DOL) to consult with...

Congressman Urges OSHA to Dismiss Fines Against Small Farmers

Posted January 29, 2014   U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer (R-ND) recently responded to reports of excessive fines on small farming operations...

AFBF President Criticizes EPA, Congress in Convention Remarks

Posted January 14, 2014   The president of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), Bob Stallman, criticized the U.S. Environmental Protection...

Report Says Farm Workers Need Stronger Labor Protection

Posted December 17, 2013   A recent report shows that stronger labor protections and enforcement are needed to improve conditions for...

Resource Guide Assists Military Veterans Interested in Farming

Posted December 4, 2013   A resource guide developed by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the Farmer Veteran Coalition...

SC Direct Marketing Guide Now Available

Posted November 13, 2013   A direct marketing guide for South Carolina is now available through the National Agricultural Law Center...

New YouTube Channel Focuses on Agriculture Safety

Posted November 7, 2013   Agriculture safety is the focus of a new YouTube channel, U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers,...

Senator Feinstein Asks ICE to Stop Farm Audits

Posted September 9, 2013   Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) asked that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to discontinue its I-9...

Ag Employer Violates Federal Labor Law, Damages Awarded to Workers

Posted August 19, 2013   In Fulford v. Daughtry, No. 4:11-CV-103-FL., 2013 WL 3475292 (E.D.N.C. July 10, 2013), the United States...

Child Labor on Family Farms Preserved through Passed Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Preserving America’s Family Farm Act, which protects the ability of youth to gain training...

Department of Labor To Re-Propose Child Farmworker Rules

Agri-Pulse reports that Department of Labor will “re-propose the parental exception” of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. For full Agri-Pulse...

Sen. Moran Makes Statement on DOL’s 30-Day Extension of Comment Period

Yesterday, in a press release U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) responded to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 30-day extension of...

Senators help extend comment period for proposed farm labor rule

Thirty-two Senators joined together to ask Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to give farmers and ranchers adequate time to comment on the...