Labor
Five state coalition demands USDA AEWR transparency
Five states and 30 grower and produce organizations have organized to press the USDA on how it calculates the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR), which determines minimum wages under the H-2A agricultural guest-worker program. The... more »
Judge sets hearing for AEWR challenge
A federal court will consider the fate of Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) rules. Following months of delays, a federal district judge has decided the next step in a National Council of Agricultural Employers’ (NCAE)... more »
NCAE advocates to cut red tape crippling ag
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division’s Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force is seeking suggestions to unearth and unwind anticompetitive regulations. The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) answered that call, submitting comments on seven regulatory... more »
Preparing for labor policy changes
For fruit and vegetable growers, the need for a dependable, timely workforce is nothing new. Labor has always been at the heart of agriculture, but in 2025, the challenges surrounding labor are growing more complex... more »
Bridging the political divide
I am one of those people who was raised in a western state with far more wildlife than people. Our politics were always nearly ruby-red conservative and our state, granted two U.S. senators under the... more »
Farm market challenges: Labor, input costs drive farm market pricing
Pressed by inflation, escalating input costs, labor availability and competition from other venues, it’s more difficult than ever for farm market operators to effectively price their products. The latest Fruit and Vegetable Growers News Farm... more »
innov8.ag buys ag labor tracking firm
An AgTech company’s purchase of an agricultural labor tracking provider could help improve labor efficiencies for growers of berries, tree fruit, nuts, vegetables and nursery crops. Innov8.ag has acquired Spokane, Washington-based 2nd Sight Bioscience, an... more »
H-2A hiring strategies support Bellair Farms
Ask anyone in agriculture what keeps them up at night, and labor is going to come up early in the conversation. For years, Bellair Farm in Central Virginia lived that reality — trying to manage... more »
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