The Trump admin announces a process allowing farmers to vouch for their long-term migrant workers facing deportation, enabling them to remain in the U.S. despite immigration status if the farmer is willing to take responsibility for that person.| Fox News
Mary Swander: Taking Farm Succession Conversations on the RoadMary Swander’s show is back on the road with the same mission: to use a unique way to get farm families across the country thinking about their succession plans. Her approach is really unique and for a good reason.Only 56% of the farms in the United States were involved in some level of succession planning, according to the 2017 USDA Census. “Yeah, no, no, it’s something no one wants to talk about, because it’s money,” ...| AmericanFarmlandNews
Agriculture producers had warned the Trump administration for months, along with members of Congress, that deportation raids by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) could devastate food production and processing. Many workers in the industry are immigrants. Some of them have legal status, while others do not.Last week, they thought that their industry might be spared from the administration’s attempts to deport millions of people. But on Monday, The Washington Post was among the n...| AmericanFarmlandNews