PSU Ag & Shale Law

The H-2A temporary agricultural worker program has grown more than sevenfold since 2005—making it a critical workforce tool for U.S. agriculture. Join us for an in-depth overview of how the H-2A program works, key legal and compliance issues, and how the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) is calculated and applied. Audry Thompson, Staff Attorney, Penn State Center for Agricultural & Shale Law March 18, 2026 | 12–1 p.m. ET / 11 a.m.–12 p.m. CT Registration/Information: bit.ly/49jMilk

#AgLaw Hot Link: "CRP likely to be competitive in a tough farm economy" - Agri-Pulse buff.ly/yGpM9AE #CRP #farmlife #agriculture

#ShaleLaw Hot Link: "US EIA Increases Natural Gas Price Projection For 2026 By 40% Due To Large Withdrawals From Gas Storage" - PA Environment Digest buff.ly/S5Vjzad #natgas #energy #storage

#AgLaw Hot Link: "Dairy’s Future: More protein, more opportunity" - Agri-Pulse buff.ly/1mfafTG #protein #dairy #agriculture

#ShaleLaw Hot Link: "YPF Chief Readies War Chest for Shale Push" - Rigzone buff.ly/H694wlK #shale #energy #YPF

#AgLaw Hot Link: "Pennsylvania leads nation in H5N1 bird flu cases" - Farm and Dairy buff.ly/OymKNYA #H5N1 #birdflu #PA

#ShaleLaw Hot Link: "Oil Holds Near Six-Month High" - Rigzone buff.ly/wmcG2vm #oil #energy #crude

#AgLaw Hot Link: "Ag Industry Calls for Trade Certainty After SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump Tariffs" - Farm Policy News buff.ly/cvXDZ2U #tariffs #SCOTUS #agriculture

#AgLaw Hot Link: "House's farm bill markup postponed to March 3" - Politico Pro buff.ly/c95otaO #farmbill #agriculture #House

#AgLaw HotLink: “Ag groups react as U.S. Supreme Court limits tariff authority” @brownfield buff.ly/ipOKW2d #SCOTUS #Tariff #IEEPA

#AgLaw HotLink: “Everyone in Washington wants to ‘reform’ agriculture’s main visa program” @FERNnews buff.ly/DLvPo8a #AgVisa #AgWorkers #H2A

#AgLaw HotLink: “Trump Directs USDA to Prioritize Domestic Glyphosate, Phosphorus Production” @dtnpf buff.ly/UbCv448 #USDA #FPA #Glyphosate

#ShaleLaw HotLink: “SCOTUS limits presidential tariff authority, injecting new oil and gas industry uncertainty” @ogjonline  buff.ly/8J6S5ut #SCOTUS #Tariffs #OilandGasPolicy

#ShaleLaw HotLink: “Oil Settles At Six-Month High” @Rigzone  buff.ly/NrjjhTH #OilPrices #USOil #OilWatch

#AgLaw HotLink: “Where countries stand on cultivated meat regulation in 2026” @FoodNavigator buff.ly/V6SJpxC #FDA #MeatProduction #MeatSales

#AgLaw HotLink: “FDA greenlights plant-based egg protein as industry rebuilds after bird flu” @FoodNavigator buff.ly/D5kdvCV #FDA #plantbased #eggs

#ShaleLaw Hotlink: "Booming LNG exports may get dragged into US cost-of-living debate" @Reuters buff.ly/3b4G94r #LNG #natgas

#ShaleLaw Hotlink: "Which USA Oil Major Produced the Most in 2025?" @Rigzone buff.ly/OMwBfZv #oil #shale #energy

#ShaleLaw Hotlink: "Big Tech meets Big Oil: Self-driving trucks roar into the Permian Basin" @EENewsUpdates buff.ly/zWWGsWr #oil #shale

#ShaleLaw Hotlink: "Trump lauds Japan’s pledge to invest $36 billion in U.S. oil, gas and critical mineral projects" @CNBC buff.ly/WNM3l9Q #oil #natgas #LNG