Are You Competitive? Here’s What Vegetable Growers Offer Workers

Unless the payroll includes a few first and second cousins, finding interested and qualified labor is becoming futile, according to producers.

Find out more about new restrictions that will apply to all non-U.S. individuals who are traveling for both essential and non-essential reasons. 

Producers cope as pandemic exposes vulnerabilities in logistics and supply chains. 

The Salinas Valley in California has a high demand for farm workers, but very few options for housing. Tanimura & Antle decided it needed to change that for its employees.

Despite a change in president, it seems momentum for moving the proverbial needle on an adequate ag workforce could be mired in politics like in the past.

Governor is reopening state for all vaccinated employees ― except farm workers. Find out why.

There are dozens of significant fires across the Western U.S., and many of the major produce growing areas are cloaked in smoke.

Last week we asked if you were having trouble recruiting labor in 2020 compared to past years. The results are in.

Despite a slew of news stories about farmers putting their workers at risk of infection, produce growers are going the extra mile to keep their teams safe.

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

Enhancements to sanitation and employee health monitoring among actions being taken.

With many foreign workers just about to arrive to help with orchard tasks, growers need relief.

There are questions about how coronavirus will affect labor, consumer demand for produce, trade deals, supply chains, and more. Here’s what you need to know now.

Coronavirus is throwing curveballs at every type of business. Ag is among the most important to maintain in a crisis. See what that means.

Visas continue for agriculture, but expect bottlenecks.

Labor resource vital to growers remains open for business at this time. See what experts in the field are expecting.

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.

For fruit growers, instituting labor-saving ag tech isn’t just a means to boost profits, it holds the opportunity in 2020 to stay in business and thrive.

Take an in-depth look at the issues you should consider before adopting technology on your farm.