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Comments on DHS Proposed Rulemaking on Modernizing H2A Program

NASDA

2740-23 – NPRM Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections Chief Nimick: The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) represents the Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of the state departments of agriculture in all fifty states and four U.S. territories.

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Comments on DOL’s proposed rule for Temporary Agricultural Employment

NASDA

ETA-2023-0003 – Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States Administrator Pasternak: The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) represents the Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of the state departments of agriculture in all fifty states and four U.S.

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

While their investments and philanthropy tend to float under the radar compared to those of other billionaires, already it’s nearly impossible to turn a corner in the realm of sustainable food and agriculture without running into Walton money. If Walmart does that, it goes against every grain of their corporate culture.”

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Despite Recent Headlines, Urban Farming Is Not a Climate Villain

Civil Eats

He hadn’t considered including backyard gardens in rural areas in the sample, he said, even though city gardens were. “We We were not necessarily attempting to compare urban and rural food production,” he said. “In It’s almost like comparing apples to oranges,” she said. As Goswami at UCS noted, that broader context is essential.

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A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

On May 1, 2024 – after months of stalled farm bill negotiations on both sides of Capitol Hill – Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) released a detailed section-by-section summary of her farm bill proposal. Conservation and Climate The benefits of on-farm conservation programs are widespread.

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Letter on on FY24 Ag Appropriation’s Bill Amendments

NASDA

Letter Dear Chairman Heinrich, Chairman Harris, Ranking Member Hoeven, and Ranking Member Bishop: The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) commends the subcommittee for its work in support of farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Programs a.

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124 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2024!

Food Tank

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA works to empower and strengthen the capacities of leaders and technical staff to increase resilience and combat hunger. Nobody wants farmers in urban and rural contexts to go hungry,” Reverend Eugene Cho, CEO and President of Bread for the World tells Food Tank.

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