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, […]Read More
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, […]
Food Safety And Labor Issues By Rosemary Gordon|April 1, 2008 Food safety and labor and immigration are arguably two of the biggest issues facing the agricultural industry today. […]
The Need For Farm Managers Is Great By David Eddy|April 1, 2008 Shortage of experienced labor force in agriculture leaves void in agriculture.
Farm Manager Shortage Hits Growers By David Eddy|March 1, 2008 Need for experienced, educated labor great in agriculture.
How To Stay Safe When Working Around Snakes By Frank Giles|March 1, 2008 Snakes are probably something that Florida growers and farm workers don’t think about much until they encounter one […]
Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls By Barbara Mulhern|November 1, 2007 An employee watering plants leaves a hose sprawled across the greenhouse floor, another worker trips over a cart […]
Get Involved [Opinion] By Rosemary Gordon|April 1, 2007 When I was putting this column together, one sentence kept popping into my head that summed up what […]
