Immigration seen as paramount problem for U.S. farms
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The need for a documented, steady workforce is the biggest problem facing U.S. farmers, a leading U.S. grower group said days after a mammoth bid for immigration reform collapsed on Capitol Hill.
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Some say strict measures endanger ecosystems, but others say those concerns are excuses for pro-immigrant sentiment
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By Kylene Kiang, The Palm Beach Post, Fla.  Sep. 17--Besides paying higher production costs than conventional farms,  U.S.
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The spread of pollen or seeds from genetically engineered plants is evolving from an abstract scientific worry into a significant practical problem.
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Concerned about a crackdown on immigrant labor, more farmers have been moving across the border to Mexico.
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By Philpott, Tom  Our flawed federal agricultural policies are long overdue for a major overhaul. Like a barnyard sow basking in the glow of attention at a county fair, the U.S.
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Some broad facts about the role of illegal immigrants in the economy seem to be emerging, and they may upset some preconceived notions.
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Just in time to complicate spring planting, the federal government is preparing to issue what agriculture officials call the most sweeping restrictions on the shipment of nursery plants ever
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It's hard to find enough green space here for a soccer field, let alone a farm. So why is Farm Aid coming to this concrete-covered city known for crime, poverty and political corruption rather than a place known for corn, beans and hogs?
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The selection of Boeing Co. to erect a "virtual fence" along 6,000 miles of U.S. border marks a potential turning point in the government's long quest to stop illegal immigration, but its success hinges on overcoming obstacles that doomed past efforts, funding shortages and other problems with the...
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Mexican President Vicente Fox told hundreds of farm workers here Wednesday that his country and the United States can&#039;t go it alone in trying to fix immigration problems.
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Stepped-up border enforcement has exacerbated a labor shortage for the agriculture industry.
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The intense debate over illegal immigration has made life more difficult for U.S. Hispanics, the fastest-growing minority in the country, with many fearing deportation and having difficulty finding work and housing, study found.
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RANCHO SANTA FE, California  - Tom Chino thinks hard when asked if he worries about the future of his family's famous California farm, then plucks a word from his ancestral Japanese to answer.
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By Michelle Koetters, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Jun. 1--LEXINGTON -- Farmers need a "safety net" when it comes to commodity payments, and a congress-man for Central Illinois vows to make the issue his top concern for the 2007 farm bill.   The U.S.
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Ever since Colorado passed tough immigration laws last year, farmers have worried that the immigrant laborers they depend on to plant and harvest their crops will not  show up in the fields this season. So, a state legislator has proposed a novel idea: Send in the prisoners.
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Agriculture Secretary nominee Mike Johanns will draw sharp questions from Midwestern lawmakers about the U.S. decision to reopen its borders to Canadian beef despite a second case of mad cow disease in Alberta.