Labor
EFI highlights organizational benefits of family-friendly policies
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) is showing how workers who work at "employers of choice" family-focused operations can help ease worker shortages. ... more »
Ethical Charter program recognizes industry labor practices
Fresh produce industry leaders have come together to design a program to recognize labor practices in the fresh produce industry. The Ethical Chart... more »
NCAE pans government’s H-2A proposal
The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) says wording used in a Department of Labor proposal to change H-2A temporary ag labor visa rules... more »
Registration opens for NCAE ag labor forum
The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) has opened registration for the 10th annual Ag Labor Forum. The event is scheduled for Nov. 2... more »
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 »
