Growers To File Complaint Over Border Patrol Agents’ Treatment Of Farmworkers By Growing Produce Staff|August 25, 2009 New York fruit growers are alleging that their workers have been unfairly pulled over and harassed by border […]Read More
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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
Nine Farms, 17 Contractors Fined For Labor Violations By Growing Produce Staff|August 11, 2009 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has fined nine farms and 17 farm labor contractors […]
Migrant Mexican Farmworkers Vote To Quit Canadian Union By Growing Produce Staff|August 11, 2009 Union restrictions, agreed to two years ago by migrant farmworkers in Canada, led to a vote this week […]
No-Match Scratched By Obama Administration By Growing Produce Staff|July 8, 2009 Today, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the department will be proposing a new regulation rescinding […]
New York Farmworker Bill Stalls By Growing Produce Staff|July 6, 2009 The Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act, which would give workers overtime pay, bargaining rights, expanded workers’ compensation, unemployment […]
The Importance Of AgJOBS By Nancy Foster|July 1, 2009 Just before Memorial Day, the Agricultural Jobs, Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act of 2009 – AgJOBS — was […]
Growers Oppose Legislation Boosting Laborer Benefits By Growing Produce Staff|June 16, 2009 If enacted, the Fair Labor Practices Act would provide farmworkers with collective bargaining rights and overtime pay, as […]
New York Farmworker Bill Passes State Assembly By Growing Produce Staff|June 10, 2009 New York’s Farm Worker Fair Labor Practices Act passed the state Assembly Monday and the bill is now […]
Carolina Growers Fear Labor Shortage By Growing Produce Staff|May 18, 2009 The number of Mexican farmworkers that traditionally report to work the fields in North Carolina usually numbers in […]
Reintroducing AgJOBS By Growing Produce Staff|May 15, 2009 AgJOBS is back. The bill, titled the Agricultural Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits and Security Act of 2009, or AgJOBS, […]
Department Of Labor Proposes Suspending Changes To H-2A Program By Growing Produce Staff|March 17, 2009 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has announced the proposed suspension for nine months […]
United Fresh, Ag Coalition, Take Next Step In Campaign Against “Card Check” Bill By Growing Produce Staff|March 2, 2009 United Fresh Produce Association president Tom Stenzel and vice president Kam Quarles, along with other members of the […]
New Administration Presents Opportunities And Challenges By Nancy Foster|March 1, 2009 With President Obama now in charge and the new 111th Congress installed, apple leaders are evaluating how the […]
H-2A Can Provide A Better Labor Force By Steve Evans|January 1, 2009 Growers know that in good times or bad, they’ve only got one payday per year. Making it count […]
Final Rule On H-2A By Growing Produce Staff|December 23, 2008 “These reforms will improve the operation of the H-2A program for agricultural employers and help ensure that the […]
Salinas Growers Look To Rail Transportation By John W. Inman|October 1, 2008 The increase in fuel costs, particularly diesel fuel, has affected all agricultural producers. In California’s Salinas Valley, the […]
Guilty Pleas In Florida Slave Labor Case By Growing Produce Staff|September 9, 2008 All five defendants pleaded guilty to harboring undocumented foreign nationals for private financial gain and identity theft. In […]
A Better Way For H-2A By Frank Giles|September 1, 2008 Most growers agree the H-2A guestworker program is not functioning well. Today, only about 75,000 workers participate in […]
H-2A Needs A Better Way By Frank Giles|June 1, 2008 Most growers agree the H-2A guestworker program is not functioning well and should be streamlined. In its current […]
Opinion: New Legislation Has Growers Concerned About Labor Shortage By Rosemary Gordon|May 1, 2008 What in the world is going on these days? The cost of fuel is nothing short of outrageous, […]
