Category: Labor

USDA addresses labor shortages and H-2A issues

DOL issues H-2A wage rule, ag groups voice displeasure

USDA seeks input on new farm labor shortage pilot program

The USDA has a new grant program it says will address labor shortages in agriculture, reduce irregular migration through increased use of legal pathways and improve labor protections for farmworkers.

Study shows link between ag labor shortage and inflation

State agricultural groups and Republican Congresspeople are urging Congress to pass ag labor workforce changes in order to combat inflation. 

Full vaccination requirements extended for H-2A workers

National child agricultural safety center celebrates 25th anniversary

Column: Ag groups must continue to push for labor reform

This is not going to be an easy lift, but agriculture simply cannot wait another 35 years for reform. We have to provide a massive push.

Farm labor reform stays atop National Potato Council’s list of concerns

NPC: Setting policy agenda for potato growers for 2022