{"id":1893,"date":"2020-02-28T12:24:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/?p=1893"},"modified":"2020-11-06T12:33:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T17:33:58","slug":"npc-press-conference-calls-for-ag-labor-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/npc-press-conference-calls-for-ag-labor-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"NPC Press Conference Calls for Ag Labor Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
During the 2020 Potato D.C. Fly-In, U.S. potato growers and allied industry members held a press conference on Capitol Hill calling for the Senate to take up legislation to help secure stable, affordable ag labor for America\u2019s farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking alongside of NPC President Britt Raybould and VP of Legislative and Governmental Affairs RJ Andrus were sponsors and supporters of the bipartisan House-passed Farm Workforce Modernization Act, including Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif), Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), and Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), as well as Chuck Conner, President and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, and as Jim Bair, President and CEO of the U.S. Apple Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n