Paul Wenger tells congressional committee, “E-Verify without a workable, economical way to ensure a legal agricultural work force will be a disaster for American agriculture.”
Western United Dairymen joins the Agriculture Workforce Coalition in urging legislators to fix agriculture’s workforce problems before mandating e-Verify.
In a 13-minute conversation today with Farm Journal Media’s Pam Fretwell, Vilsack says Senate/House farm bill conferees are still working out the details in the dairy program.
The marked increase in sales of beef genetics to dairy herds is attributed to technological advances, tight beef supplies and record low beef cattle numbers.
BIVI will pick up the $25-$50 certification fee for beef or dairy producers who are interested in becoming certified or recertified under the Beef Quality Assurance program.
