Benefiting Farmworkers’ Children By Growing Produce Staff|September 23, 2010 The 12th annual Benefit Auction sponsored by the Florida Specialty Crop Foundation raised $28,495 for the Redlands Christian […]Read More
Latest Growing Produce Podcast: Are Robots Ready for Your Farm? Posted by Paul Rusnak|October 20, 2026
New Survey: High Diesel Costs Forcing California Farmers to Make Tough Cuts By California Farm Bureau|October 19, 2026
What Growers Should Know About the New ‘Fontana’ Blackberry Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 19, 2026
Small Farms Hit In Labor Sting By Growing Produce Staff|August 31, 2010 Small family farmers must follow the same regulations from California DIR (Department of Industrial Relations) regarding OSHA and […]
Law To Mandate Farmworker Overtime Fails Posted by Christina Herrick|August 3, 2010 Members of an alliance of about two dozen agricultural trade groups are breathing a sigh of relief over […]
Handling H-2A a Priority For this Florida Citrus Farm By Frank Giles|July 21, 2010 With all eyes on Arizona, immigration has risen again to the top of the political agenda. It is […]
California Growers Shut Down For Heat Violations By Growing Produce Staff|July 15, 2010 Cal/OSHA enforcement officials shut down two farming operations near the Southern California town of Winchester Tuesday because the […]
Feds Crack Down On Child Labor By Growing Produce Staff|June 21, 2010 The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the implementation of tougher penalties against employers that illegally employ child […]
Class-Action Settlement Could Pay Off For Farmworkers By Growing Produce Staff|April 30, 2010 Thousands who worked in tomato fields for Ag-Mart Produce Inc. in Florida could receive part of nearly $1 million under a […]
Farming Project Encourages Veterans By Growing Produce Staff|April 28, 2010 Last year, former Army Sergeant Adam Burke, founder and director of Veterans Farm, and his wife Michele began […]
New York Senate Ag Committee Votes Down Farmworker Bill By Growing Produce Staff|April 21, 2010 The Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Bill was voted down Tuesday by the New York state Senate Agriculture Committee. […]
Aramark On Board With Coalition Of Immokalee Workers By Growing Produce Staff|April 2, 2010 Responding to an escalating campaign waged by students across the country, Aramark has agreed to work with the […]
Hashing Out H-2A By Growing Produce Staff|March 30, 2010 Recent regulatory changes to the H-2A agricultural worker program became effective March 15. To help employers seeking temporary […]
An Update On AgJOBS By Growing Produce Staff|March 17, 2010 On Friday, March 12, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced that her colleague Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) had joined […]
Farmworker Safety First By Robin Koestoyo|March 1, 2010 More than 550 citrus grove and landscape workers attended the seventh annual Ag Worker Training event held Jan. […]
Change In H-2A Rule Doesn’t Favor Growers By Growing Produce Staff|February 18, 2010 Last week, the Department of Labor announced a final rule for the H-2A program. Responding to the rule, […]
Ag Leaders Meet With Vilsack On Immigration Reform By Growing Produce Staff|February 8, 2010 A delegation of state agricultural leaders, farmworker advocates, and employer representatives met last Friday with U.S. secretary of […]
United Fresh Issues Statement On Immigration Reform By Growing Produce Staff|December 16, 2009 United Fresh Produce Association president and CEO Tom Stenzel released the following statement on Tuesday’s introduction of the […]
Responding To Obama Administration’s H-2A Proposals Posted by Paul Rusnak|November 1, 2009 In response to the Obama Administration’s H-2A proposals, a letter from David Fulton of masLabor focuses on the […]
Department Of Homeland Security Formally Rescinds No-Match Rule By Growing Produce Staff|October 8, 2009 Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded the Social Security “No-Match” regulation that targeted employers with undocumented workers. The […]
No Shortage Of Labor Issues By Rosemary Gordon|September 1, 2009 Last month, a couple of labor-related issues touched the nerves of quite a few people. The first “issue” […]
Department Of Homeland Security To Eliminate No-Match Rule By Growing Produce Staff|August 25, 2009 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week published its notice of intent to rescind the Social Security […]
