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H-2A Program Growth Renews Labor Reform Conversation
Southeast Regional Ag News
As use of the H-2A guest worker program climbs, proposed legislation aims to modernize rules that have remained largely unchanged for nearly 40 years.
Farm Groups Push for H-2A Reform in Washington
Southeast Regional Ag News
Agricultural leaders from across the Southeast joined the Ag Wage Reform Coalition to urge Congress to strengthen the guest worker program farmers rely on.
Federal CARE Act Reintroduced to Strengthen Child Labor Protections in Agriculture
California Ag Today
California Congressman Raul Ruiz revives legislation aimed at aligning farm labor rules for minors with national standards
Proposed Visa Changes Could Cut Farm Labor Costs
Southeast Regional Ag News
A new federal proposal could lower required farmworker wages and ease labor pressures across Georgia and the Southeast.
Court Strikes Down Farm Wage Rule
California Ag Today
According to the American Farm Bureau, a Louisiana court ruling eases costly labor mandates for family farms.
AFBF: Farmers Win Relief from Wage Hike RuleThe court’s decision halts new H-2A wage requirements, offering breathing room for small producers.
Southeast Regional Ag News
Organization says the court’s decision halts new H-2A wage requirements, offering breathing room for small producers.
Dairy Farmer Talks About Need for Labor Reform
Line on Agriculture
A New York dairy farmer recently went to Washington, DC to give his personal testimony on how important immigrant laborers are to his operation.
House Ag Creates Agricultural Labor Working Group
Southeast Regional Ag News
Labor is consistently a top concern for U.S. agriculture and the focus of the House Ag Committee and the new Agricultural Labor Working Group.
Farm Labor Reform Needs Grassroots Action
California Ag Today
Although immigration policy reform took a big step forward in 2021, the House couldn’t get it across the finish line before the new congress. Western Congressman Mike Simpson says it’s going to take a grassroots effort to get farm labor reform passed in Washington.
Farm Labor Reform Won’t Happen Without Grassroots Action
California Ag Today
Although immigration policy reform took a big step forward in 2021, the House couldn’t get it across the finish line before the new congress. Western Congressman Mike Simpson says it’s going to take a grassroots effort to get farm labor reform passed in Washington.
Farm Labor Reform & Immigration
Southeast Regional Ag News
Immigration and farm labor are uniquely linked, according to Senator Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican. Labor is one of the topics farmers are bringing up during Farm Bill Listening sessions.
Farm Labor Reform Won’t Happen Without Grassroots Action
California Ag Today
Although immigration policy reform took a big step forward in 2021, the House couldn’t get it across the finish line before the new congress.
Farm Labor Reform Won’t Happen Without Grassroots Action
California Ag Today
Although immigration policy reform took a big step forward in 2021, the House couldn’t get it across the finish line before the new congress. Western Congressman Mike Simpson says it’s going to take a grassroots effort to get farm labor reform passed in Washington.