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World Dairy Expo: House Ag Chairman GT Thompson on the Farm Bill and Ag Workforce
Published 3 weeks ago
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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-Pa.) speaks with us from World Dairy Expo about where the farm bill stands after the October 1 deadline, and why he expects it to reach the president's desk by year's end. He also covers what dairy farmers told him at a roundtable, including high diesel costs and labor shortages. In this interview he explains how his Securing Agricultural Workforce Act would open H-2A eligibility to year-round dairy and livestock jobs.