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March 30 – Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., introduced a bill in Congress yesterday to reform the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program. H.R. 1792, the Temporary Agricultural Labor Reform Act of 2007, would reform “the impractical aspects” of the H-2A program that have kept farmers from using… Full Story »

Idaho Fresh-Pak Corp., doing business under the brand name Idahoan, announced a joint venture in March with United Potato Growers of Idaho and R.D. Offutt Co. The new co-op will control about 34 percent of U.S. instant mashed potato processing capabilities. The merger will streamline the… Full Story »