Currently, we can't survive without migrant labor in agriculture.

African agriculture depends on labor. You can't produce crops if there is nobody to work on the farms.

Clearly, a failure to address our nation's agriculture labor crisis would cripple our state's No. 1 industry.

The irony here is that we are a labor union, and our responsibility is to enforce the contract to protect the members, ... How can people look you in the eye and think that's what we are going to do if we are basically willing to pull the rug out from under our own employees?

(The) recent drought has a huge financial impact.

I'm pleased that USDA can offer assistance to farmers and ranchers who have sustained losses from Hurricane Katrina, ... This agriculture disaster designation will enable eligible producers to apply for low-interest emergency loans from USDA to help cover their losses. This announcement is a part of our commitment to help farmers and ranchers to rebuild their operations.