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A bill to expand the H-2A farm worker visa program and provide legal status to existing agricultural employees is headed to the House floor despite strong opposition from Republicans who derided it as a “massive amnesty” measure.

Wilbur-Ellis acquires Nachurs Alpine Solutions, a specialty liquid chemical manufacturer.

Farmers should be able to receive more technical assistance to help address climate issues as a result of new CDFA grants.

Pulupa discussed the need for balancing reason with science in regulating agriculture, how farmers are environmentalists here and the regulatory challenges farmers are facing today.

The Imperial Irrigation District set ground rules for future water negotiations, while a legal battle with a local farmer threatens to cripple its negotiating power.

Governor Gavin Newsom makes a new appointment and The Wine Institute selects Danielle Giroux to serve as director of California Wines Canada.

President Donald Trump has said there are enough Democratic votes in the House to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and lawmakers like Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, agree, but there are still deep reservations by some over how to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.

House Democrats have proposed a sweeping package of green energy tax incentives that includes a multiyear extension of the expired biodiesel credit, but it’s unclear that the House and Senate can agree on a tax deal before the end of the year.

Farmers nationwide could be forced sometime soon to start ensuring the eligibility of all new employees using the federal E-Verify system, which current agricultural users say is so flawed that many undocumented applicants can easily get around. 

Though a grocery shopper may remain oblivious to the financial collapse of Dean Foods, a major milk processor and manufacturer, the industry is guessing how the firm's trip though Chapter 11 bankruptcy and expected sale to the Dairy Farmers of America will all shake out.