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The National Council of Agricultural Employers, a trade association focused on farm labor issues, will have its annual Ag Labor Forum online this year.

In a decision praised by farmworker advocates, a U.S. District Court has issued a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the USDA’s decision in September to suspend the annual Farm Labor Survey.

Although 2020 has been a year like no other, Equitable Food Initiative continued to grow and prove its unique value to the fresh produce industry.

On, off and on again.

Companies, trade associations and other groups continue to offer help during the COVID-19 crisis, whether it’s a program to help feed people in an uncertain economic period or helping farmworkers stay safe.

As fall apple season gears up in the orchards and packing houses, growers, shippers and marketers are concerned about the domino effects of the coronavirus on employees and productivity.

Growing sweet potatoes is a labor-intensive business

More than 30 produce industry organizations are asking Congress for more resources for growers to protect their workforce against COVID-19.

This year, Fyffes completed its first corporate-wide Human Rights Impact Asssessment and published its Global Human Rights Policy and Statement.

CA Grown has been using social media and retail campaigns to promote October as California Farmer and Farmworker Month.