The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is commending a federal court’s halting of a federal form business filing requirement that could have jeopardized growers through unknowingly facing fines ...
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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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The Produce Distributors Association (PDA) plans to host its annual meeting during the New York Produce Show (NYPS).
The meeting is scheduled for the afternoon of Dec. 10 at the Sheraton Times Squa...
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A Michigan State University researcher has received a $325,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop a yeast-based biopesticide that t...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks nominees for the American Pecan Promotion Board. Nominees are needed to fill six seats for members with terms beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 3...
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With the clock ticking on legislative action on the 2024 farm bill, Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan U.S. senator and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee chairwoman, has released the bill’s te...
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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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