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The status of the 2021 H-2A program wage rates is up in the air again.

The expensive commitment to automate farm labor is gaining momentum with the COVID-19 pandemic, Phil Martin says.

Organic produce trade organizations seem optimistic about the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden and his appointment of Tom Vilsack as secretary of agriculture.

Fresh produce grower groups and industry associations are praising the reintroduction of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, H.R. 1537.

As Central California vegetable growers wait for harvest to increase seasonally, the biggest issue at hand is getting their workers vaccinated as they enter year two of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Potato Council (NPC) today participated in an agriculture industry roundtable discussion with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

Heat and extreme drought are causing orchards and farm workers to change their schedule in order to beat the heat. NOAA says last month was officially the hottest June on record, as heat continues to blast the West.

The Department of Labor has published a long-expected final rule that the agency said will modernize the H-2A guest agricultural worker program.

Bronx, N.Y.-based Hunts Point Produce Market labor union workers are on strike over a wage dispute.

President Joe Biden plans to introduce ambitious immigration reform legislation on his first day in office that seeks to legalize millions of undocumented workers.