House Judiciary Committee OKs E-Verify, guestworker bills
On Oct. 25, the House Judiciary Committee approved by a vote of 17-16 a bill to create a new agricultural guestworker program for America’s farmers ... more »
Onion producer to pay $1.5M in back wages, damages
Vidalia, Georgia-based Bland Farms Production and Packing LLC will pay nearly $1.5 million in back wages and liquidated damages after the U.S. Departm... more »
Marsh to lead National Council of Agricultural Employers
Chair Joe Young of Goffstown, New Hampshire, announced Oct. 18 that following an exhaustive national search, the board of directors of the National Co... more »
California agriculture faced severe labor shortage, survey says
California agriculture has a chronic problem finding and hiring qualified employees, according to a survey of farmers and ranchers published by the Ca... more »
Colorado produce growers meet with farmworker advocates
Growers representing the Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (CFVGA) met Oct. 10 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with farmworker service... more »
H2-A Workforce Summit events planned by wafla
Dan Fazio, executive director of wafla, a seasonal employers’ human relations association based in Lacey, Washington, included several points of int... more »
Plan to replace H-2A with Agricultural Act of 2017 unveiled
Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., this week unveiled a bill to create a new agricultural guestworker program. The Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017 (AG Ac... more »
Farming with chronic pain – some management strategies
Chronic pain is common among farmers and gardeners because of the physical nature of their work. Pushing, pulling, lifting, carrying, and walking can ... more »
Grower finishes 17 years of labor advocacy in capital
For the better part of two decades, tomato grower Fred Leitz has regularly left the family farm in Sodus, Michigan to advocate in the nation's capital... more »
Western Growers sponsors immigration event
On October 5, Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif will participate in the National Immigration Forum’s event, Leading the Way: A Ne... more »
