The newest episode of the Dairy Stream podcast focuses on the proposed Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which would provide a year-round option to include employees in livestock agriculture. The bill was approved by the House of Representatives but has not moved in the Senate.
Dairy Stream host Mike Austin talked with Brandon Davis, an agricultural labor attorney and partner at Phelps Dunbar in New Orleans, about the requirements of H-2A, the impact it has on the agricultural community and future possibilities.
“I think what we should expect with the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 is a good program will become even better and will reach a broader audience like dairy,” Davis said.
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative sponsored this episode.
Breakdown:
(Use of audio clips is encouraged with attribution to “Dairy Stream, co-produced by Dairy Business Association and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative.”)
1:33: How the current H-2A visa program works
3:45: Specific steps, requirements
8:09: Positive feedback from H-2A clients
10:14: Challenges
17:28: Unfair exclusion of dairy
23:35: Ongoing labor shortage
25:20: Best option for dairy
28:04: Political aspects
33:00: Improvements inevitable
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Dairy Stream focuses on policy, sustainability, market trends, new technology, processor updates, business partner news and farmer involvement. Dairy Stream is co-produced by the Dairy Business Association and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, sister organizations that fight for effective dairy policy in Wisconsin and Washington, D.C.
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About Edge:
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative provides dairy farmers throughout the Midwest with a powerful voice — the voice of milk — in Congress, with customers and within their communities. Edge, based in Green Bay, Wis., is one of the top cooperatives in the country based on milk volume. More information: www.voiceofmilk.com
