Population Growth of Rural America Continues

Dan January 25, 2008 Agri View

Everett Griner talks to us today about living in rural America and gives us some pros and cons about it. Â Report (1:00 mp3)

Mexfly Quarantine Expanded in Texas
Agriculture officials on Nov. 18 expanded the Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantine in Donna, Hidalgo County, Texas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) took the action. Expansion of the Donna quarantine is in response to the confirmed detection on Nov. 14 of […]
Court Halts Enforcement of H-2A Rule Amendment
The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) applauded the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi for halting enforcement of a rule amending H-2A visa program regulations. IFPA and its co-plaintiffs argued that the regulation is both unconstitutional and beyond the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) statutory authority. They maintained that the rule imposes […]

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