Crop Production
New Adverse Effect Wage rates have been released by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
The rates cover the employment of temporary H-2A agricultural workers by state.
The increased rates go int...
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The 2025 Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days will be Feb. 5-6 at Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center in Benton Township, Michigan.
The event is organized each year by the Michigan Grape Socie...
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Michigan State University Extension is updating and redefining its role.
In early December, MSU released a newly completed 2024 Strategic Direction Plan for Extension, the community outreach arm of...
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Early registration is ending soon for the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference.
The Jan. 9-11 conference returns to the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia. The show is bil...
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An attempt by the U.S. Department of Labor to provide protections to H-2A workers who organize to form labor unions has been dealt its biggest blow since its challenged implementation in April.
A p...
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másLabor, a leading labor provider and visa services provider, has appointed Chris Ball as CEO. Ball replaces former CEO Edward Silva, who left the organization in June.
másLabor provides compreh...
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Georgia’s grower group is preparing for another expected increase in the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR).
On Nov. 20, the Department of Labor announced findings from the latest farm labor survey....
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A federal judge in Kentucky has extended an injunction against a U.S. Department of Labor rule providing protections to H-2A workers who organize to form labor unions.
U.S. District Judge Danny Ree...
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