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Labor Remains Major Limiting Factor in Agriculture

Labor Remains Major Limiting Factor in Agriculture

President Biden proposed a three-part plan to increase production and bring down food prices, including investing in domestic fertilizer production, providing greater access to farm management tools and increasing the number of counties eligible for double cropping insurance. 

AFBF President Zippy Duvall spoke with AgriTalk host Chip Flory about those issues and others facing agriculture. Among them is the availability of labor through the current H-2A program, “Labor is the biggest limiting factor that American agriculture has,” President Duvall said. “If (the U.S. government) wants us to be more productive, give us the workers to be productive with.”

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NK Seeds Canada Field Day 2024

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A few of our favourite moments from the NK Seeds Canada 2024 Field Day at our Arva, Ontario facility. Thank you to everyone who joined us at this interesting and informative event. Weren’t able to attend? Visit Syngenta.ca/NK to learn more about our corn and soybean portfolio.