Valley congressman David Valadao joins other lawmakers for the Affordable and Secure Food Act. The bill is a last-minute effort to get H-2A reform finished before Congress adjourns. The bipartisan farm worker visa reform package calls for expanding H-2A visas to year-round jobs for the first time, modernizing the application process, creating more wage certainty,…… MORE

The U.S. economy still has considerable momentum and is not currently on the verge of recession, according to CoBank’s 2023 Year Ahead report. However, economists have never been more pessimistic, and there are legitimate reasons for concern. Over the past half-century, inflation above 5% has never been tamed without incurring a recession. Dan Kowalski, vice…… MORE

Americans are paying up to 40% more for their vegetables than in 2021, and drought is a big reason for the price hike. A new report from Daily Mail says the increase is due, in large part, to states that grow fresh produce getting hit with water cuts because of droughts and storms destroying some…… MORE

USDA announces the second group of organizations selected to receive funding through USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the additional funding of $325 million will be for 71 projects. USDA received more than 1,000 proposals between two funding pools requesting more than $20 billion in funds. The announcement brings the…… MORE