Labor
Keynote speaker named for Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention
At the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, a grower entrepreneur will be the keynote speaker. The show has also released information on ... more »
Final H-2A rule tightens housing laws, increases government enforcement ability
The Department of Labor has released its final rule for the H-2A temporary labor program, which is increasingly being used by specialty crop farmers a... more »
A discussion of organic grower challenges and solutions at Organic Grower Summit
A two-part ed intensive featuring the results of two recently released reports on organic farming and an in-depth workshop discussing how organic farm... more »
Study shows link between ag labor shortage and inflation
State agricultural groups and U.S. Representatives are urging Congress to pass ag labor workforce changes in order to combat inflation. At a July 1... more »
Survey of ag labor impacts led by Farm Bureau, University of California
From the Industrial Revolution to the Great Recession, labor markets and the nature of employment itself have been greatly altered during periods of b... more »
Equitable Food Initiative hires Michael Lacey
Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer gr... more »
Free training tools offered to prevent farmworker sexual harassment
As April is National Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention Month, Equitable Food Initiative is calling attention to the topic of farmworker sexua... more »
USCIS launches data hub for H-2A employers
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has launched an H-2A Employer Data Hub to provide information to the public on employers or agents p... more »
