Labor
Agricultural employers can begin to apply for a pilot program designed to address workforce challenges farmers and ranchers face.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing up to $65 ...
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The U.S. House Agriculture Committee has created a bipartisan Agricultural Labor Working Group and is asking growers of specialty crops and other commodities to complete an online survey.
The commi...
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The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) has opened registration for the 10th annual Ag Labor Forum.
The event is scheduled for Nov. 29 – Dec. 1 at the M Resort outside of Las Vegas,...
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Just this year, four growers mowed their asparagus fields and are leaving the industry.
Because of untimely weather?
Poor crop prices?
Input costs?
No. Because of low labor availability an...
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Farmworker and legal organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s new anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718.
The groups, including the Southern Poverty Law Center, American Civ...
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NCAE works on H-2A regulations because the proposed regulations have a direct economic impact on legacy family farming operations. ...
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The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has added Sarah Neagu-Reed to its government relations division.
Neagu-Reed will be joining IFPA’s public policy team as director of production ...
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Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) has recently received recognition for video presentations that shine the light on the plight of U.S. farmworkers.
EFI, the farmworker rights organization, won two Te...
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