Category: Labor
California initiative led by Western Growers, state ag secretary, eyes workforce
Agtech is here to stay, and California knows that the agriculture labor workforce depends on those who know how to use it.
National Council of Agricultural Employers sets webinar on H-2A workers’ comp
For users of the H-2A program, workers’ compensation can be tricky to navigate. This webinar will cover the details in best practices and strategies.
Learning center gets aspiring managers into the field
It’s a challenge very familiar to the agriculture industry: a shortage of qualified labor. The Center for Land-based Learning (CLBL) headquartered in Woodland, California, is looking to change that with an apprenticeship program that puts aspiring farm managers into the field.
Reforms to H-2A program, merit-based visas part of bill reintroduction program
After eight months of negotiations in 2019, it became the first agriculture labor reform legislation to pass the House of Representatives since 1986.
Ag, business coalition disappointed in Cal/OSHA Emergency Standards ruling
Six plaintiff organizations stress the importance of health and safety of farm and ranch workers and disagree that emergency intervention was necessary.
