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The USDA Farm Service Agency of Georgia is offering a webinar on the Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot (FLSP) program. The webinar will be 11 a.m. to noon Eastern, Dec. 5.
Arthur Tripp,...
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Growers are bracing to pay more – around 7% – for their crews in the coming year.
The Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for the H-2A program is expected to rise, based on the results of USDA's Fa...
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Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) is showing how workers who work at "employers of choice" family-focused operations can help ease worker shortages.
With back to school underway, employees may be fee...
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Fresh produce industry leaders have come together to design a program to recognize labor practices in the fresh produce industry.
The Ethical Charter Implementation Program (ECIP) recognizes and st...
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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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