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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...
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,...
IFPA releases post-election collaboration initiatives
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2024 – Following yesterday’s U.S. election results, which return former President Donald Trump to the White House...
IFPA wraps Washington Conference urging fresh priorities
June 13, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Hundreds from across the produce and floral supply chain convened this week in the...
Ag secretary Vilsack notes partisan divide on farm bill
WASHINGTON, DC – Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack said farm bill negotiations and stances between the two parties show that a...
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...
Update on the farm bill
As the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 launches a major campaign to preserve funding for the Special Supplemental...
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...
The farm bill’s long to-do list
The big news to hit the agricultural community over the past few days is the one-year extension of the federal...
Frank talk about the farm bill
The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 has issued a press release outlining some of the main points of...
Inside the farm bill politics
WASHINGTON, DC – The farm bill comes up every five years and is set to expire at the end of...
IFPA Washington Conference to address these policy issues
August 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – A Farm Bill set to expire in September, Congress looking to cut $1 billion...
Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance advocates farm bill initiatives
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 15, 2023) – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200...
The farm bill hearing: mushrooms and the zero-sum game
Mushrooms, surprisingly, were a main theme of last week’s Senate farm bill hearing on specialty crops. And not just the...
Frey Farms CEO joins National Ag Campaign Advisory Council
Frey Farms Founder will help shape U.S. Ag policy and influence the 2023 Farm Bill as a member of the...
Farm bill opened for public comments
The House Agriculture Committee is inviting public comments on the 2023 farm bill, which is due to replace the current...
IFPA takes industry advocacy on the road in Texas
Washington D.C. and Newark, De – International Fresh Produce Association’s BB #:378962 Rebeckah Adcock and John Hollay traveled to Texas...
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