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Fruit Grower Report
Despite the claims by some that H-2A foreign guestworkers are taking jobs from American workers, the numbers don’t back them up.
Fruit Grower Report
Updating the methodology for calculating wages for foreign guest-workers should be a significant improvement for both farm employers and employees.
Fruit Grower Report
WAC President, Michael Schadler says a major focus for them this year will be the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement that is scheduled for an update in the coming months.
The Agribusiness Update
Growth Energy is unhappy after a legislative fix for year-round E15 was dropped from the government funding bill, and USDA launches new online portal to streamline reporting of transactions involving U.S. agricultural land by foreign persons.
The Agribusiness Update
The FCC recently blacklisted all new foreign-made drones and components due to concerns over an unacceptable risk to national security, and beef prices are projected to continue increasing as U.S. beef production declines with no signs of a rebuild.
Fruit Grower Report
The cry for H-2A reform can be heard all around agriculture, and while some challenges are being addressed, WAFLA CEO, Enrique Gastelum says one of the biggest challenges is the housing required for farm workers.
Fruit Grower Report
H-2A reform is just one of many labor challenges farmers are facing today that need to be fixed.
Fruit Grower Report
Ag employers took a big sigh of relief last month after the Department of Labor revised the methodology for determining the H-2A program’s Adverse Effect Wage Rate.
The Agribusiness Update
The National Potato Council is not pleased with the U.S.-Japan trade agreement reached last week, and the Department of Labor's updated shutdown plan confirms the processing of H-2A temporary labor applications will resume.
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia’s farmers don’t need data to know the weather has been dry recently, but the recent Drought Monitor report confirmed as much, and the Department of Labor's updated shutdown plan confirms the processing of H-2A temporary labor applications will resume.
The Agribusiness Update
The National Potato Council is not pleased with the U.S.-Japan trade agreement reached last week, and the Department of Labor's updated shutdown plan confirms the processing of H-2A temporary labor applications will resume.
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The ag community has been calling for reform of the H-2A foreign guestworker visa program for years with little to show for their efforts.
Fruit Grower Report
When the subject of tariffs comes up in agricultural circles, you hear the good and the bad, but on the heels of or in the midst of harvest season, U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse says when you ask is key
Idaho Ag Today
Executive Director - Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association Samantha Parrot helps us better understand the federal sugar policy.
Fruit Grower Report
After years of debate, Enrique Gastelum, CEO at the Worker and Farmer Labor Association, says the time has come for a better understanding of the H-2A visa program.
Southeast Regional Ag News
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and state leaders met with business and farm interests in Brazil and Argentina to strengthen trade ties and expand opportunities for U.S. producers.
Fruit Grower Report
If they get deported and we can’t find an adequate labor force for farmers and ranchers, where will we get the food to feed America?
Fruit Grower Report
There are plenty of apple varieties on the market to choose from, but that doesn't mean growers aren't trying to come up with the Next Great Apple!
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
There are three big changes that need to be made to the H-2A foreign guestworker visa program before more farmers are forced out of business, and WAFLA CEO Enrique Gastelum says the time has come!