Legislative Updates

Ag Issues Updates

A summary of important news and political developments affecting the tree fruit industry and agriculture in general, in Pennsylvania and beyond.

USApple Updates
- 2020 Annual Review Now Available
- USApple/Agriculture Workforce Coalition Reach out to Transition Team
- USApple Releases December 2020 Storage Report
- Fresh Apple Movement Accelerates
- Congress Passes COVID Relief Bill – Good News for Apple Industry – December 22, 2020
Farm Bureau updates December/January 2020-21
- Agriculture Included in Federal COVID-19 Package
- Adverse Effect Wage Rate Frozen for Two Years Vilsack to Reprise Role as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
- Regan Picked for EPA Administrator
- Agritourism, COVID-19 Immunity, Vetoed
- Broadband Expansion Bills Become Law
- MAV Width Bill Signed Into Law
- Adopted State Budget is Good News for Agriculture
- General Assembly Caucuses Choose Leadership
- Plenty of Funding Available for Farm Conservation Planning
- Thompson Named Top Republican on House Agriculture Committee
- New Program to Help Agriculture Businesses Navigate Pandemic
- Nominate Outstanding Ag Educators for 2020-21 Golden Owl Award
Ag Law Updates
- Agricultural Labor: United Farm Workers File Suit to Enjoin DOL H-2A Minimum Wage Rule
- Pennsylvania Farm Bill: 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Bill Funded at $16 Million Despite COVID-19
- Invasive Species: Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Regulations Withdrawn