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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.

A new survey by the Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile (Fedefruta) indicates more than half of fruit producers have workers shortages of between 50% and 70%.

While political and economic reverberations of the pandemic will rattle the globe for decades to come, how successfully humanity comes out of this pandemic will affect not just health of populations and economies.

Another Congress, another attempt at immigration reform.

You’ve got more than enough on your plate, but you know you need good people to make your business work.

The House of Representatives on March 18 passed H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act by a 247-174 vote.

No one saw COVID-19 coming, and the disruptions it has created in the produce industry were profound.