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Agri View: BFTP-Farm Wives Working Off the Farm

Dan November 28, 2018 Agri View, Economy

The number of farm wives that work off the farm is still growing. Despite government programs, today farmers financially, the average farmer still has a hard time putting a lot into savings. Everett Griner talks about the farm wife having to look for a job in town to contribute to the family income in today’s Agri View. BFTP-Farm Wives Working …

Rule Updates H-2A Wage Rate Methodology
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published an interim final rule updating the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) methodology for the temporary employment of H-2A workers. Specifically, the DOL is revising the methodology for determining the hourly AEWRs for non-range occupations by using wage data reported for each U.S. state and territory by the […]
California Medfly and Oriental Fruit Fly Updates
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in September took quarantine actions regarding Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) and Oriental fruit fly (OFF) in California. MEDFLY On Sept. 15, APHIS and CDFA expanded the Santa Clara Medfly quarantine in Santa Clara County. […]

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