Labor
A total of 636 business groups across the U.S. sign letter stating that if done properly reform will deter illegal immigration.
Suit alleges Governor Brown’s appointees and staff engaged in intimidation, coercion and voter suppression to prevent workers from decertifying UFW union.
Labor reform in Arizona may raise food prices and cut national food and fiber production.
United Farm Workers challenges several crews’ ballots, which were then sealed and will not be counted until legal challenges are heard.
Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organic Conference in Springfield, IL, offers sessions focused on direct market pricing strategies, immigration law, and insect management.
The ripple effects of the 16-day federal government shutdown might be felt in the fields of Florida for […]
Growers urged to be proactive and engage legislators early and often.
Fall is a busy time with many farm workers using equipment in order to harvest produce on the […]
One hundred of the largest farms in California have been sent this letter according to a blog post […]
“These are strange times we live in.â€� That expression was uttered more than once in the last two […]
The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association (FFVA) hosted its 70th Annual Convention in Amelia Island tackling the hot […]
Several years ago cherry grower Mike Omeg, who is always looking for ways to do a better job […]
As talk of comprehensive reform echoes in the halls of Congress, producers in the Sunshine State speak up.
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is urging the Department of Homeland […]
The dog days of summer bring hot temperatures. Likewise, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recently asked its […]
The California State Assembly voted 41-24 Monday to barely pass Senate Bill 25 (Steinberg, D-Sacramento), a controversial bill […]
A broad-based group of elected officials and other community leaders joined local strawberry farmers at a rally on […]
Last month I got the following notice, which eloquently depicts the nature of the farm labor situation in […]
Updated July 9 Cal/OSHA is investigating a second possible heat-related death of a farmworker who died July 5 […]