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NEWS COVERAGE ON FARM LABOR INCLUDING IMMIGRATION, DEPORTATION, AND POLICY AFFECTS ON THE AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE


Geopolitical Expert Marko Papic: Current Immigration Effort is Not a Plan for the Future
Marko Papic was not born in the United States. Papic was born in Serbia. He understands the contributions of immigrants to this country. And he understands the importance of an organized legal immigration process. He does not understand how the current federal immigration enforcement policy will lead to economic success. “On the immigration front, I just don’t really see any solution to the uncertainty,” Papic told American Farmland Owner from his office in Santa Monica, Cali
Dec 12, 20254 min read


Tyson Plant Closure Signals New Phase in Tightening Cattle Cycle
Tyson Foods’ decision last month to shut down one of its largest beef-processing plants in Lexington, Nebraska, has organizations scrambling to support the thousands of employees who will soon be out of work and cattle ranchers wondering what is ahead. The company is the nation’s largest meat supplier. It plans to close the 3,000-employee facility—which can process nearly 5,000 head of cattle per day—in January. The shutdown comes as an historic cattle shortage continues to s
Dec 5, 20253 min read


Geopolitical Expert Peter Zeihan: Why Losing Immigrants Is Bad for U.S. Agriculture and the Country’s Future
Reducing immigrants in the United States will hurt U.S. agriculture short-term and the country overall longer-term geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan believes.
Nov 21, 20254 min read


CNH to Close Iowa Manufacturing Plant
Even the place where the backhoe was invented was not enough to keep the manufacturing going. CNH confirmed that it would end production of its agricultural and construction equipment next year in Burlington, Iowa. That means 200 employees will lose their jobs, according to the Des Moines Register. CNH’s U.S. operators are based out of Oak Brook, Illinois, and its global headquarters is in the United Kingdom. The company warned a year again of potential long-term obstacles at
Nov 7, 20251 min read


Grain Bin Collapse in Illinois
An Illinois community watched more than 30,000 bushes of soybeans spilling out, workers scurrying for safety, and parts of town temporarily losing power. But it avoided serious injuries when a grain bin collapsed. The video shows the moments before the bin fell and then the eventual collapse. The grain bin was 90 feet tall and had stood in town since 1972 until it gave way. Witnesses noticed a bulge forming in the concrete and rebar, according to WCIA-TV in Champaign , bef
Oct 17, 20251 min read


Hunger in America’s Farmland Communities
America’s farmers are exceptional at what they grow and produce. Sometimes, it seems like it is to their detriment as they deal with a...
Sep 26, 20253 min read
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