“NCFC applauds Secretary Rollins’s announcement today that the Trump administration will create a program for dairy producers to access the H-2A program. This action helps address a key shortcoming of the program and will help ensure access to a legal, stable workforce by dairy farmers across the country.
“This announcement highlights the need for additional congressional action to fix the H-2A program, which remains complex, costly and burdensome. We urge Congress to take up legislation that reforms the H-2A program and ensures that all types of producers have access to the workers they need to feed, fuel, and clothe the nation.”
Since 1929, NCFC has been the voice of America’s farmer cooperatives. Our members are regional and national farmer cooperatives, which in turn consist of more than 1,600 local farmer cooperatives across the country. NCFC members also includes state and regional councils of cooperatives. Farmer cooperatives allow individual farmers the ability to own and lead organizations that are essential for continued competitiveness in both the domestic and international markets.
America’s farmer-owned cooperatives provide a comprehensive array of services for their members. These diverse organizations handle, process and market virtually every type of agricultural commodity. They also provide farmers with access to infrastructure necessary to manufacture, distribute and sell a variety of farm inputs. Additionally, they provide credit and related financial services, including export financing.
