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Southeast Region Ag Labor Numbers and Poultry Marketing Disclosure Requirements
The Agribusiness Update
The numbers are out for the number of ag workers hired for a week in April, and ag groups respond to USDA's poultry marketing disclosure requirements.
Labor Shortage Hits Agriculture
Southeast Regional Ag News
Veronica Nigh, American Farm Bureau, states that, "In the second quarter of the fiscal year 2022, which is January through March, the number of applications for H2A workers, which is the Temporary Ag Worker Visa Program increased by more than 17 percent, year over year."
WAFLA on Overtime Changes Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
New WAFLA CEO Enrique Gastelum talks about the challenges facing agriculture with the removal of overtime exemption for agriculture.
WAFLA on Overtime Changes Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
New WAFLA CEO Enrique Gastelum talks about the challenges facing agriculture with the removal of overtime exemption for agriculture.
WAFLA's New CEO Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Former Washington Farm Bureau Chief Financial Officer, Enrique Gastelum is the new CEO at WAFLA, replacing founding CEO Dan Fazio who stepped down earlier this month.
WAFLA's New CEO Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Former Washington Farm Bureau Chief Financial Officer, Enrique Gastelum is the new CEO at WAFLA, replacing founding CEO Dan Fazio who stepped down earlier this month.
Oregon's Ag Overtime Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Washinton Policy Center's Pam Lewison says Oregon's new ag overtime law is just plain better than ours.
Oregon's Ag Overtime Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Washinton Policy Center's Pam Lewison says Oregon's new ag overtime law is just plain better than ours.
Ag Overtime Updt Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Policy Center's Initiative on Agriculture Director, Pam Lewison says adding a seasonality amending to the new ag overtime rules was unsuccessful in the past legislative session, but they'll keep trying.
Ag Overtime Updt Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Policy Center's Initiative on Agriculture Director, Pam Lewison says adding a seasonality amending to the new ag overtime rules was unsuccessful in the past legislative session, but they'll keep trying.
Legislative Disconnect Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Washington State Farm Bureau's Director of Government Relations, Tom Davis says too many lawmakers in Olympia have a credibility problem when it comes to understanding agriculture.
Legislative Disconnect Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Washington State Farm Bureau's Director of Government Relations, Tom Davis says too many lawmakers in Olympia have a credibility problem when it comes to understanding agriculture.
Legislative Disconnect Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Washington State Farm Bureau's Director of Government Relations, Tom Davis says too many lawmakers in Olympia have a credibility problem when it comes to understanding agriculture.
Harvust Helps Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
If you need help hiring and training the workers on your farm, check out Harvust that can make the process faster and more efficient.
Harvust Helps Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
If you need help hiring and training the workers on your farm, check out Harvust that can make the process faster and more efficient.
Ag Overtime Updt
Fruit Grower Report
With harvest season fast approaching, U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse worries if the removal of the ag overtime exemption will make labor availability worse.
Vax Mandate Impact Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
According to WAFLA's Dan Fazio, since we already have a system in place and most of the workers are already vaccinated, the vaccine mandate for foreign guest workers should not keep many workers from getting here.
Vax Mandate Impact Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
According to WAFLA's Dan Fazio, since we already have a system in place and most of the workers are already vaccinated, the vaccine mandate for foreign guest workers should not keep many workers from getting here.
Border Crossing Vax Rules Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse leads a Congressional group calling on Department of Homeland Security opposing a new rule requiring proof of COVID vaccination for anyone coming to the U.S. from Mexico, including foreign ag guestworkers.