Category: crop-production
Georgia Ag Labor Relations Forum scheduled
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association’s labor seminar returns this year but at a different time of the year.
Viewership grows in Farmworker Awareness Week
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, wrapped up its fifth year of promoting Farmworker Awareness Week.
Georgia group discusses H-2A rules, farm bill
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) is commenting on the Department of Labor’s H-2A rules and the 2024 farm bill legislation.
Industry leaders support bipartisan ag labor group’s report
Industry leaders and associations applauded the House Committee on Agriculture’s bipartisan agriculture labor working group’s final report.
Sustainable farming practices highlighted
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, has announced three upcoming sustainability offerings.
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.