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Members of the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) approved a new six-year deal on Wednesday with a 61% vote. The new agreement includes a signing bonus, wage increases, as well as enhanced retirement options.

The award-winning documentary, “The Last Harvest,” releases for free exclusively on Vimeo for a timely message of appreciation and acknowledgment of the challenges facing those who grow and harvest our food.

The year 2021 was a rough one and brought no “back to normal”. For many 2021 wasn’t much better than 2020. Take a trip back in time with us and explore 2021’s top 10 fruit and vegetable news.

The U.S. Department of Labor said it found numerous violations of the H-2A agricultural worker program by Roberto Perez Farms and Perez Bros Farms Inc. in Turlock.

After toiling in fields under a hot Missouri sun, immigrant workers returned to what was once a county jail where their employer housed them in unsanitary living conditions, according to the Department of Labor.

Porterville, Calif.-based Homegrown Organic Farms has announced its Northwest organic blueberry farms in Oregon have earned Equitable Food Initiative certification.

The Washington, D.C.-based National Council of Agricultural Employers is offering a web seminar on methods to reduce heat stress for farmworkers.

American growers need more workers, and the H-2A program is answering the bell.

The USDA and other federal agencies will develop a pilot program utilizing up to $65 million in American Rescue Plan funding to provide support for agricultural employers, according to a news release.

North American agricultural employers may have a leg up on their competitors if they follow principles revealed in a study by the Equitable Food Initiative.