Category: Labor
NCAE calls proposed H-2A changes ‘disconnected from reality’
The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) says wording used in a Department of Labor proposal to change H-2A temporary ag labor visa rules is “blatant vitriol” targeted at farmers forced to use the program to secure workers.
Farm employers, farmworkers to benefit from USDA program
USDA Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program ag labor farmworkers farm workers
Focus on the Farmer webinar features transition to organic
As part of USDA’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP), Compass Natural’s Focus on the Farmer educational series will offer a free webinar to support farmers transitioning to organic.
Registration opens for NCAE ag labor forum
National Council of Agricultural Employers NCAE Ag Labor Forum farmworkers farm labor ag employers
House Ag Committee seeks labor input from growers
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.
Wolverine State growers pressed by AEWR, labor challenges
Adverse Effect Wage Rate AEWR labor farm labor farmworkers Michigan Farm Bureau labor
Equitable Food Initiative promotes staff
Equitable Food Initiative staff EFI Ethical Charter on Responsible Labor Practices
Drones help with crop soil science
drones crop soil science research crop science soil health technology unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs American Society of Agronomy Crop Science Society of America
UF/IFAS recognizes ADA impact
University of Florida ADA UF/IFAS Americans with Disabilities Act ADA Extension
EFI offers tips on dealing with summer heat
As the nation experiences a summer of extreme heat, the Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) is raising awareness about the dangers and symptoms of heat and sun exposure.
What do farmworkers and NFL players have in common?
What do professional football players and farmworkers have in common?
Farmworker groups, others sue Florida over SB 1718 immigration bill
SB 1718 Farmworker organizations lawsuit Florida anti-immigrant law
Highland Ag adds EFI into ag business platform
Equitable Food Initiative EFI Highland Ag Solutions Highland Hub
Ag Labor Review: Growers’ concerns help shape NCAE mission
I was visiting with a grower the other day who told me, with some apparent relief, that he had not yet had to use the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program because he had been fortunate to find enough domestic workers to help him when he needed them.
Farm Medicine Center staffer selected to ag safety board
National Farm Medicine Center International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health ISASH
Misionero celebrates 50th anniversary
Leafy greens grower Misionero, which markets organic and conventionally grown produce, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
IFPA adds government relations staffer
IFPA International Fresh Produce Association Sarah Neagu-Reed government relations division
Farmworker group honored for video series
Equitable Food Initiative EFI farmworkers recognition certification
Legislators reintroduce farm labor bill in Congress
A bipartisan group in the U.S. House of Representatives has reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act for the third time, seeking a workforce solution to the labor-stressed specialty crop industry and other farm sectors.
Groups plan legal challenge to new Florida immigration law
A group of civil rights organizations plan to challenge Florida’s new immigration law that specialty crop growers say severely threatens their ability to hire a workforce.