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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.

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 National Grocers Association has sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to advance policies that encourage unemployed Americans to seek work.

Though the produce life is never without its problems, operators have had more to worry about after the COVID-19 pandemic.