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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 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.

Research links some of the losses that fruit and vegetable growers suffered because of COVID-19 pandemic to labor shortages caused by the number of infections among farmworkers.

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Rep. Linda Sánchez, D-Calif., have introduced the bicameral U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021.

One woman stands out in Carolyn Fairman’s memory of Cierto’s early days.

With recent reports of delays in the processing of H-2A workers and continuing concerns about farm labor shortages, The Packer seeking input on labor conditions from industry suppliers.

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