March 2024 - 30

AG LABOR REVIEW
60 years of advocating for agricultural employers
T
he curtain recently closed on the National Council
of Agricultural Employer's (NCAE) 60th Annual
Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Sixty years ago, visionary agricultural employers
identified correctly that they needed to form an association
to advance their joint interests. They came from across
the country more than 22 years before the Immigration
Reform and Control Act of 1986, which created the
present-day guest worker program, to establish an
organization to advocate for their common welfare.
The continued necessity of that advocacy was on full
display over the three-day annual meeting in mid-February.
Agricultural employers see the many storm clouds
churning about their family farms and ranches that
threaten the very viability and sustainability of their
legacy businesses. They witness a Congress that cannot
seem to get much of anything done together for benefit
of the American people. They also see a regulatory
environment that seems intent on pushing America's
food production to our foreign competitors. They bear
witness to spreading anti-farmer union activism that
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from its dormancy by regulatory fiat.
All of this was unpacked at the NCAE's 60th meeting.
Following a beautiful invocation inspiring grace, light
was shown. Members of the Future Farmers of America,
the future of agriculture, gave attendees a glimpse
into tomorrow. They helped the group focus squarely
on what can be when the storm clouds part. The young
people in the blue jackets gave the audience hope.
Thoughtfully, a Congressional forecast for the coming
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provided the Congress can get its act together.
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perceptions regarding agricultural labor. They identified
their needs, wants and desires, and set about identifying
how to chart a course to get them there from here. They
also reiterated how important it is for employers to stick
together, no matter what part of the country they hail
from, recognizing that politicians and activists are both
inclined to take advantage of any hint of a lack of unity.
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