Situation Critical for Some Growers With Farm Labor Missing in Action

In 2015, United Farm Workers (UFW) came onto Cedar Point Nursery, a strawberry operation located on the California […]

Reliable labor remains to be the lifeblood of American operations.

The struggle for adequate labor is nothing new. But the pandemic created some unexpected disruptions. Is labor one of them? Let us know what’s happening at your farm when it comes to labor.

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. will be taking steps to ease constraints on the H-2A and H-2B programs.

Labor reform found it’s way onto the legislative docket in 2019, but it’s unlikely the various efforts underway currently end up making headway in what’s already a chaotic, unpredictable 2020.

A federal judge demands scrutiny of the law’s broad definition for “farm laborer” and a too narrow view of who is family.

A survey conducted by the California Farm Bureau Federation and the University of California, Davis, highlights the issue growers face with securing ample numbers of ag workers.

The New York State Assembly voted in an amended version of the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act, which requires farm owners to pay workers overtime wages and grants farm workers the right to unionize and collectively bargain with management.

You can hope H-2A lasts forever and bury your head in the sand, but when you pull it out, everyone might be gone.

Decision in Washington impacts $10 billion agricultural industry and more than 100,000 fieldworkers in the state.

Yield estimation, multi-row spraying part of the discussion during IFTA tour; seen as next steps in orchard management.

Things like benefits, wages, and housing determine if a worker is willing to even consider working for you. But how they are treated once they sign on will determine if they will stick with you or not.

Knowing the difference between an immigration audit and raid can save you money and stress.

Start planning for a world where there won’t be just a shortage of laborers who helped make America’s tree fruit industry remarkable – there will be virtually zero.

The second step is to educate your employees, leading to the crucial last piece necessary for enduring success: buy-in.

Move broadens use of H-2A to all of agriculture to include those with multiple crops and harvests.

USApple leader Phil Glaize of Virginia stresses need for reform with current labor regulations, programs at Congressional briefing on agriculture labor crisis.

A new administration brings uncertainty, but change could be coming. Until then, here’s what you can do.

When addressing the topic of ag labor, don’t ignore the ancillary benefits each agriculture job supports.