www.midamservices.org: Mid-American Ag and Horticulture Services. This Midwest trade association of farms and nurseries has a wealth of information for agricultural employers - from regulations and compliance to the latest recommendations on the H1N1 flu virus.
www.cwt.coop: CWT (Cooperatives Working Together) is a program designed exclusively by America’s dairy farmers for the benefit of dairy farmers. It is a multi-dimensional, voluntary, producer-funded national program developed by National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), to strengthen and stabilize milk prices by balancing supply with demand.
www.dfwt.org: Dairy Farmers Working Together's mission is to unify the dairy industry to provide for price stability through a new national dairy industry policy.
Immigration attorneys and immigration lawyers assisting with US immigration, green card, H1B Visa, L-1 Visa, work visa, fiancé visa, incorporation, asylum applications, deportation hearing and international adoption."
www.usailc.com
United States Immigration Law Home Page
www.immigrationforyou.com
Dairylea Cooperative Inc. is a farmer-owned agricultural marketing and service organization with more than 2,500 member farms located throughout the Northeast.
www.dairylea.com
Dairy Farmers of America is a cooperative, owned and operated by dairy farmers.
http://www.dfamilk.com
Agricultural link site.
www.agsites.net
Here are some interesting news pieces that have come to our attention in the past month concerning immigration reform and the agricultural economy:
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php This is a brief interview with Janet Napolitano, the new Homeland Security chief. The former governor of Arizona, she talks about border security and sanctions against employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens.
www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-farmThis article from the Los Angeles Times looks at the big change in availability of workers in the U.S. for the agricultural harvests in California as other traditional employment for immigrant labor – construction, restaurants, etc. – have declined.
nrd.nationalreview.com/article This article from the right-leaning National Review argues that battling against illegal aliens and immigration reform is hurting the conservative movement and that a different approach would be better.
imagine2050.newcomm.org/2009/02/18 This opinion piece from a left-leaning organization has some pertinent arguments about the value of immigrant labor to the food supply in the U.S.
www.pats.wisc.edu/final This easy-to-read study from the University of Wisconsin offers a comprehensive look at the use of immigrant labor in this dairy state. The picture is quite a bit different than what is typically found in the Northeast (for example most workers have their families with them)
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