Search Results for: National Council of Agricultural Employers
Farm labor harder to find than it was 50 years ago
Five decades ago, there was a sea change in the world of agricultural labor – and ag employers are still feeling the ripples today. It started in... READ MORE »
EPA updates ag worker pesticide rules
EPA has revised the 1992 Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) regulation, which seeks to protect agricultural workers and pesticide handlers ... READ MORE »
Ag interests await impact of Obama’s announcement
The agriculture community was awaiting details on Thursday night's announcement by President Barack Obama in which it's anticipated he will issue a se... READ MORE »
Growers anticipating labor shortages for harvest
In August, fruit and vegetable growers were preparing for harvest, and many were wondering if they would have enough workers for the busy fall season.... READ MORE »
Labor department scraps child worker rule
Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed extensive new rules restricting the kind of work people under 16 could do on farms. The majorit... READ MORE »
ERS report confirms what we already know
Much of labor-intensive agriculture ended 2011 scrambling to find enough human hands to complete the harvest. As this article was being written in May... READ MORE »
Hiring farm workers more complicated than ever
To Craig Regelbrugge, conditions for U.S. agricultural employers are about as bad as they've ever been.An estimated three-fourths of ag workers in the... READ MORE »
American ag needs a sustainable workforce
I have been following several online discussions about agriculture, food production and other issues recently. One of the most used words I see is "su... READ MORE »
Safety on the farm doesn’t happen by accident
It's the bottom of the ninth inning; the home team is down by one run; there's a player on third base waiting to come home for the tie and a player on... READ MORE »
June 2010
Happy Accident Leads to Designer Pumpkins Ten years ago, Bob Koenders saw two intruders on his farm in Armada, Mich. Normally, he would have eliminate... READ MORE »
