While at NAFB Washington Watch this week, Mid-West Farm Report's Stephanie Hoff moderates a panel with Sarah Black, general manager of Great Lakes Ag Labor Services in Michigan, and Ben Tindall, executive director of Save Family Farming in Washington State, focused on farm labor. 

Key points:

-Lawmakers won't touch farm labor policies if immigration is attached to it.

-H2A is looking for updates, such as a paused wage rate and year-round visas.

-Farm workers and their stories resonate with changemakers.

This Washington Watch news update is brought to you by the Wisconsin Soybean Association, dedicated to ensuring policies are in place for the future of soybean farmers.

While at NAFB Washington Watch this week, Mid-West Farm Report's Stephanie Hoff moderates a panel with Sarah Black, general manager of Great Lakes Ag Labor Services in Michigan, and Ben Tindall, executive director of Save Family Farming in Washington State, focused on farm labor.&nbsp;
Key points:
-Lawmakers won't touch farm labor policies if immigration is attached to it.
-H2A is looking for updates, such as a paused wage rate and year-round visas.
-Farm workers and their stories resonate with changemakers.
This Washington Watch news update is brought to you by the Wisconsin Soybean Association, dedicated to ensuring policies are in place for the future of soybean farmers.

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Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

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Two Time Zones Talk Farm Labor

Farmer's markets are a great place to get fresh and local foods during the spring and summertime, but in the winter, there's fewer options. Well, thanks to the internet and a can-do attitude from local farmers, that's changing. REKO rings provide an online farmer's market option. Julie Schroeder is the co-founder of the Fond du Lac and Sheboygan County REKO rings. She explains how they work.

Farmer's markets are a great place to get fresh and local foods during the spring and summertime, but in the winter, there's fewer options. Well, thanks to the internet and a can-do attitude from local farmers, that's changing. REKO rings provide an online farmer's market option. Julie Schroeder is the co-founder of the Fond du Lac and Sheboygan County REKO rings. She explains how they work.

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The last 30 years has presented a loss of grasslands and habitat as a whole across America, and we're seeing the effects right here at home in Wisconsin. An organization called Pheasants Forever is dedicated to wildlife habitat conservation. So while pheasants is in their name, the habitat that they encourage benefits all wildlife. Johnny Behrendt is the Precision Ag Conservation Specialist with Pheasants Forever. He sat down to tell us about the health of the pheasant population in Wisconsin.

The last 30 years has presented a loss of grasslands and habitat as a whole across America, and we're seeing the effects right here at home in Wisconsin. An organization called Pheasants Forever is dedicated to wildlife habitat conservation. So while pheasants is in their name, the habitat that they encourage benefits all wildlife. Johnny Behrendt is the Precision Ag Conservation Specialist with Pheasants Forever. He sat down to tell us about the health of the pheasant population in Wisconsin.

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Livestock identification plays a crucial role in the tracking of active livestock diseases, but it's also important in keeping our food system safe. Matt Crimmins is the Procurement Coordinator for Johnsonville Sausage and a recently retired Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium board member. He explains how livestock identification plays an important role in his everyday duties.

Livestock identification plays a crucial role in the tracking of active livestock diseases, but it's also important in keeping our food system safe. Matt Crimmins is the Procurement Coordinator for Johnsonville Sausage and a recently retired Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium board member. He explains how livestock identification plays an important role in his everyday duties.

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