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Prevailing Wages
Fruit Grower Report
When it comes down to the biggest ag labor challenges facing farmers today, top of the list is probably reforming the prevailing wage system within the H-2A program.
AEWR's New Benefits
Fruit Grower Report
Updating the methodology for calculating wages for foreign guest-workers should be a significant improvement for both farm employers and employees.
AEWR Reform for Ag Empoyers
Fruit Grower Report
Recent reforms approved for the methodology in calculating the Adverse Effect Wage Rate should be helpful for farm employers trying to manage their budgets in the coming years.
AEWR Reform
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.
Gray Wolves Euthanized and October Commodity Prices Drop
The Agribusiness Update
After months of failed efforts to reduce the level of livestock kills with nonlethal methods, the California Fish and Wildlife euthanized four gray wolves, and October global food commodity prices dropped for the second straight month.
AEWR Reform
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Kate Tynan, Senior Vice President at the Northwest Horticultural Council, says the DOL's announcement on reforming AEWR calculations comes at a good time and could help growers become sustainable once again.
AEWR Reform
Fruit Grower Report
Ag employers took a big sigh of relief last week after the Department of Labor revised the methodology for determining the H-2A program’s Adverse Effect Wage Rate.
IDWR water rights
Idaho Ag Today
IDWR agents work to bring all 743 water users into compliance with July Methodology Order.
IDWR water rights
Idaho Ag Today
IDWR agents work to bring all 743 water users into compliance with July Methodology Order; existing curtailment, mitigation activities.
H2A Reform Needed
Fruit Grower Report
Enrique Gastelum, CEO at WAFLA, the Worker and Farmer Labor Association, says there are three big challenges that need addressed, and the first is the skyrocketing Adverse Effect Wage Rate.
Court Victory over AEWR Rule and Screwworm Data from Mexico
The Agribusiness Update
A federal court in Louisiana has vacated the Department of Labor’s 2023 Adverse Effect Wage Rate methodology rule, a major victory for Florida agriculture, and Mexico recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17, a 53% jump over July.
AEWR Methodology Decision
Fruit Grower Report
Enrique Gastelum, CEO at the Worker and Farmer Labor Association, says a recent court decision in Louisiana overturns the Department of Labor’s Adverse Effect Wage Rate methodology rule.
Updated curtailment order
Idaho Ag Today
IDWR issues updated curtailment order for junior groundwater users.
Facing Wolf Predation? Free Webinar Offers Help for California Ranchers
California Ag Today
Join a July 22 online event with agency experts offering real solutions for protecting your herd—no cost to attend.
Bee vaccination
Idaho Ag Today
The United States Department of Agriculture has approved the first-ever vaccine for honeybees.
Bird Gard Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Are bird pests giving you fits around your crops, cutting into your production? Sisters, Oregon-based Bird Gard may be able to help.
Bird Gard Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Are bird pests giving you fits around your crops, cutting into your production? Sisters, Oregon-based Bird Gard may be able to help.
Prop 12 and Pork Prices
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
California’s Proposition 12 is taking a toll on pork producers, according to one Senator.
Measuring Methane Emissions and Animal Extremist Tactics
The Agribusiness Update
Cargill and TREES Consulting develop a new Gold Standard-methodology giving beef producers a way to measure methane emissions reductions, and Animal Ag Alliance releases reports detailing interconnectedness of the animal rights movement and their tactics.
Bird Gard Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Are bird pests giving you fits around your crops, cutting into your production? Sisters, Oregon-based Bird Gard may be able to help.