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IFPA urges Congress to tackle labor, regulatory, and economic crises in produce
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2025 – The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 today urged Congress to take bipartisan action...
IFPA leader to testify at Senate Ag Committee meeting
Bret Erickson, senior vice president of business affairs at J&D Produce Inc. BB #:124521, Edinburg, TX, will testify on behalf...
The Farm(workers) Bill: It’s about much more than farms
The Farm Bill is often thought of as a policy that solely impacts farmers, but its implications go much further,...
It’s a labor issue not immigration
WASHINGTON, DC – One of the produce industry’s most pressing needs is a legal, stable workforce. For decades, that’s been...
A new feel for this year’s IFPA Washington Conference
For long-time attendees of International Fresh Produce Association’s BB #:378962 Washington Conference, the 2024 edition should feel new in several...
Farm bill update: House ag committee passes its version
The U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee passed its version of the farm bill on May 23. The Republican-led committee’s...
IFPA’s statement after Congressional WIC funding vote
WASHINGTON (March 6, 2024) – The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962, the largest and most diverse international association...
Independent grocers ask Congress to oppose SNAP restrictions
Washington, D.C., Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Grocers Association (NGA) BB #:163424, the trade association representing the...
IFPA calls for member action to demand wage relief
January 25, 2024 Washington, DC – International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 has announced support for the Supporting Farm Operations...
Congressional letter reflects angst over AEWR
A letter sent to Congress on January 11 urging a freeze on increases in the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR)...
House members send bipartisan letter requesting H-2A visa guestworker wage freeze
Washington, January 11, 2024 — Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) was joined by 74 of his colleagues on a bipartisan...
Legislators hit at Kroger-Albertsons merger
The latest salvo in the war over the proposed merger between retail giants Kroger and Albertson has been fired by...
Farm bill could be pushed back to 2025
The political outlook for 2024 and beyond was the subject of a Virtual Town Hall sponsored by the International Fresh...
A look at IFPA as lobbyist
Mollie Van Lieu of the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 has coauthored an op-ed piece for U.S. News...
Looking beyond the immigration stalemate
The British weekly The Economist is one of the world’s most influential news magazines. Despite its manifest oddities, it is...
Produce procurement act: past and present
People in the industry may find something familiar in the Fresh Produce Procurement Act introduced in Congress last week. That’s...
Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act introduced in Congress
September 20, 2023 – Washington, D.C. – International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 is applauding Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and...
What’s at stake at the Washington Conference
While it’s not an election year, there is plenty for the produce industry to influence in the nation’s capital. The...
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