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Ag Labor: Longstanding Issue for NASDA Members
Line on Agriculture
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture continues to push for labor reform.
Farm Worker Program Changes Could Handicap the Program
California Ag Today
The proposed alterations to the H-2A Visa program by the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security may present significant hurdles for growers nationwide.
H2A Considerations for Farm Operators
Farm of the Future
With a lack of a reliable farm workforce, many American operations have turned to H-2A employees to fill the needs of their businesses.
Wage Rate Restraining Order Denied
Southeast Regional Ag News
A federal judge has now denied a request to block a federal rule change related to farm worker wages.
810 People Investigating 165 Million Farm Workers
Southeast Regional Ag News
A recent report from the Economic Policy Institute claims Department of Labor funding and staffing constraints hinder farmworker protections.
Abandoning Vegetable Crops for Traditional Crops
Line on Agriculture
Sakata Farms' Owner, Robert Sakata Jr.
Abandoning Vegetable Crops for Traditional Crops
Line on Agriculture
Sakata Farms Owner, Robert Sakata Jr.
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 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 Gap Won’t Close Without Grassroots Action
California Ag Today
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.
H2A Reform Could Mean More Imports
Southeast Regional Ag News
The rule, published in the Federal Register at the end of February, abandons changes to the wage methodology sought by the Trump administration that were seen as a win by employers hoping to hold down increasing costs of worker pay.
What's Next for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act?
California Ag Today
Western Congressman Dan Newhouse says the key to getting this bill on to the President’s desk… is gathering enough bipartisan support in the Senate.
Farm Workforce Reform Has to Start Over in Congress
California Ag Today
Legislators prepare to introduce the Farm Workforce Modernization Act into congress for the third time… after the much-needed farm labor reform stalled in the Senate yet again.
Fate of The Farm Workforce Modernization Act During the Lame Duck Period
California Ag Today
Let’s dive into how the election results can impact current bills that are sitting between the House and the Senate… for example, a very important one to all of agriculture, The Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
Fate of The Farm Workforce Modernization Act During the Lame Duck Period
California Ag Today
Let’s dive into how the election results can impact current bills that are sitting between the House and the Senate… for example, a very important one to all of agriculture, The Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
Congress Hopeful for H-2A Reform as Talks Progress
California Ag Today
With only a couple of weeks remaining in the lame-duck legislative session in Congress, the Senate is feeling the pressure to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
The Lame Duck Period Could Make or Break H2A Reform
California Ag Today
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Like I mentioned in my other shows this week, I want to point out I have a very resilient flu right now so that is why I sound a little gruff and stuffy today. However, one thing I’m sure all of you can appreciate, rain or shine, the show goes on.
The Lame Duck Period Could Make or Break H2A Reform
California Ag Today
Mykel Bickham, Director of Government Affairs at Edge Dairy Cooperative says the period between elections in November and the new congress in January, known as the Lame Duck period, is a really important time for issues like H2A reform. With the House flipping to republicans, an immigration bill is less likely to pass if it rolls into the new congress.
Fate of The Farm Workforce Modernization Act During the Lame Duck Period
California Ag Today
Let’s dive into how the election results can impact current bills that are sitting between the House and the Senate… for example, a very important one to all of agriculture, The Farm Workforce Modernization Act.