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NACD-opens-application-period-for-UAC-grants
NACD opened the application period for its 2023 Urban and Community Conservation grant initiative in January.
The-year-ahead-for-irrigation-&-agriculture-Winter23
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Uncertainty in key global markets for U.S. ag exports like Mexico and China, and drought in many parts of the country all represent challenges for...
NASDA-sets-federal-policy-focus-for-2023
Members of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture selected seven issues to serve as the organization’s primary policy focus for 2023.
Agriculture-Secretary-makes-statement-on-omnibus-appropriations-bill
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a statement after the passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill.
DHS-issues-temporary-final-rule-for-H2B-visas
The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor issued a temporary final rule that makes available additional H-2B visas.
Industry-associations-publish-letter-supporting-NSBA-v-Janet-Yellen
A group of associations has signed on to a letter supporting efforts to overturn some requirements by the Treasury Department’s FinCen.
Center-pivot sprinkler watering crops
The Biden Administration signed a memorandum regarding potential threats to the resiliency of food and agriculture infrastructure.
An image of a passport stamp that reads "immigration."
The Department of Homeland Security announced its plan to release 64,716 additional H-2B visas for the fiscal year 2023 in October.
A voting booth.
The Irrigation Association’s Advocacy Director Nathan Bowen breaks down some of the irrigation industry-related takeaways from the midterms.
A tractor spraying crops in a field
The Census of Agriculture questionnaire is being distributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.