Labor
House Ag Committee seeks labor input from growers
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee has created a bipartisan Agricultural Labor Working Group and is asking growers of specialty crops and other comm... more »
USDA adds to Growing Organic Workforce course
The National Organic Program (NOP) has published new resources in its Growing the Organic Workforce course in the USDA Organic Integrity Learning Cent... more »
AEWR, labor pressures bearing down on Michigan farmers
Just this year, four growers mowed their asparagus fields and are leaving the industry. Because of untimely weather? Poor crop prices? Input ... more »
EFI promotes staff
Equitable Food Initiative has promoted two organization veterans to help the group’s expanding workforce development strategies and implement its Et... more »
ADA is part of UF/IFAS’ DNA
The University of Florida (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is recognizing how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has hel... more »
EFI offers tips on dealing with summer heat
As the nation experiences a summer of extreme heat, the Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) is raising awareness about the dangers and symptoms of heat an... more »
What do farmworkers and NFL players have in common?
What do professional football players and farmworkers have in common? They have long seasons, traveling from place to place. They have to spen... more »
Florida sued over SB 1718 immigration bill
Farmworker and legal organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s new anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718. The groups, inclu... more »
