Category: Labor
Impactful year marked by EFI
Equitable Food Initiative EFI supply chain assurance programs labor farmworker
NCAE seeks nominations for farmworker, housing awards
The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) is searching for members who represent the “best of the best in the agriculture community.”
Michigan Vegetable Council’s proactive approach
Michigan Vegetable Council Matt McCallum Great American Media Services labor Michigan State University research Michigan vegetables.
Ag Labor Review: California court gets it right
Maybe there is something to the old saying that “Even a broken clock is right twice a day,” meaning that something that is usually unreliable can be correct sometimes, by chance or by luck.
Ethical Charter Implementation Program started
Ethical Charter Implementation Program ECIP Equitable Food Initiative labor farmworker workers
NCAE asks labor department to change H-2A wage rate system
The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) is petitioning Acting Department of Labor Secretary Julie Su to amend the regulatory methodology for determining adverse effect wage rates (AEWR) for H-2A workers.
Growers cite difficulty of using data to improve on-farm practices
While there has been a significant surge in digital transformation initiatives across agribusinesses, many still grapple with deriving actionable insights from their data, according to AgTech Trends 2023.
USDA webinar focuses on new ag labor grant program
The USDA Farm Service Agency of Georgia is offering a webinar on the Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot (FLSP) program.
GFVGA seeks nominations for ag labor award
The Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) is seeking nominations for the Dan Bremer Service Award.
Growers respond to higher AEWR rates
AEWR Adverse Effect Wage Rate H-2A USDA Farm Labor Report ag labor farmworker labor Farm Bureau GFVGA Michigan Farm Bureau
Strawberry growers group to join 2024 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention
Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, North American Strawberry Growers Association, State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association, Maryland State Horticultural Society, New Jersey State Horticultural Society, Virginia State Horticultural Society, Penn State, University of Maryland, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Extension
New marketing, ethical monitoring staffers join EFI
Equitable Food Initiative EFI farmworkers
Temperature-predicting system receives patent
Inteligistics cold chain logistics data management supply chain
Administration’s union focus could affect H-2A
A key principle of laws protecting workplace rights of employees is that they should have a free and unfettered choice of whether they want union representation or not.
Healthy soil, tech help Southern Valley survive tight times
Valuing soil health and containing costs, accompanied by hard work and family involvement help Southern Valley Fruit & Vegetable thrive.
NCAE digs into ag labor issues at annual forum
The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) has released the agenda for its 10th Annual Ag Employer Labor Forum.
EFI: Becoming an “employer of choice” helps with worker shortages
Equitable Food Initiative EFI employers of choice labor farmworker shortage
Industry labor practices recognized through Ethical Charter program
Ethical Charter Implementation Program ECIP Equitable Food Initiative labor practices audits EFI
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.