Agribusiness Update for Friday 11/28/14

Farmworker Justice says as many as 450-thousand farmworkers and spouses could qualify for relief under President Obama's executive order on immigration. With protection against the fear of deportation - the organization says farmworkers and other aspiring Americans will be able to contribute more fully to their communities and will be empowered in their workplaces. Still - the organization is disappointed at the limits of the program. United Farm Workers believes the executive order is the first step in comprehensive immigration reform.

Farmland - the feature length documentary by Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Moll - is now available for rent and purchase through On Demand platforms - including iTunes, Amazon Instant Video and others. Costs to download begin at 14-99 for high definition and at 12-99 for standard definition. High definition online rental costs start at 4-99 and standard definition starts at 3-99. The documentary also will be available to satellite and cable television subscribers through their Video-on-Demand or Pay-per-View platforms this December.

That's today's Agribusiness Update from the Ag Information Network of the West.