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The U.S. Department of Labor on Oct. 4 announced the availability of up to $5 million in grant funding to support core standards to combat labor abuses by employers in Mexico’s tomato and chile pepper sectors.

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.

Hardie’s Fresh Foods has a 95% employee retention rate, and with an on-site health clinic and recent backpack giveaway, it’s not hard to see why.

The National Council of Agricultural Employers is offering a Sept. 12 online seminar to help agricultural employers prepare for new heat regulations.

Western Growers released a new video that calls on the U.S. Senate to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to ease the industry’s labor shortage and reduce food inflation.

Even the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop the growth of the Department of Labor’s H-2A guest agricultural worker program.

The USDA is gathering input to help shape a recently announced planned grant program focused on improving the resiliency of our food and agricultural supply chain.

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.