Category: Labor
National Farmworker Awareness Week honors laborers
National Farmworker Awareness Week, Equitable Food Initiative, EFI, farmworkers, farm labor, ag workers, staff
EFI offers online training for growers, packers
Equitable Food Initiative, EFI, farmworkers, sustainability, Ethical Charter on Responsible Labor Practices, labor,
Tell us if you received enough labor this past year
farm labor survey, H-2A labor, AEWR, farmworkers, labor, Great American Media Services,
H-2A report proposes change throughout system
The House Agricultural Labor Working Group is recommending sweeping changes to the H-2A temporary visa program.
PickTrace adds feature to send funds across borders
Intermex, an omnichannel money transfer service provider, and PickTrace have formed a partnership to make it easier for U.S. specialty crop workers to send money to their home country.
California AgTech event focuses on labor
The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology, California Department of Food and Agriculture and Merced College have partnered to host AgTechX Ed, a half-day event dedicated to developing the next generation of tech-savvy agricultural workers.
California workforce summit extends discount registration deadline
AgSafe workforce summit, labor, agricultural safety, farm managers, supervisors, labor contractors, ACTIVATE24,
AI boosts inspection capabilities
Neolithics, an artificial intelligence (AI) agritech company, is launching Neolithics Light, an automated, portable produce inspection system.
Growers group sets policy agenda
California Farm Bureau, American Farm Bureau Federation, policies, labor, crop insurance artificial intelligence,
GFVGA asks for more transparency for H-2A wages
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) has filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the Department of Labor (DOL) regarding wage rates for workers in the H-2A temporary visa program.
U.S. representatives raise questions about H-2A wages
Seventy-five members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter to the House and Senate appropriations committees, voicing concerns about the rising wage rate in the H-2A program.
NCAE seeks nominations for farmworker, housing awards
The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) is searching for members who represent the “best of the best in the agriculture community.”
Growers discuss farmworker health
The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFW) has recorded a podcast with growers about making sure workers have proper health care access, and how it benefits employee and employer.
Summit panel addresses intersection of organic, regenerative
Though a group of panelists agreed that organic farming practices must be the baseline for any official regenerative ag certification, one member of the panel said he does not expect that to happen.