Human Resources
Mark Diederichs wiped a splatter of manure from his arm as four Hispanic workers guided the next 44 cows into stalls, swabbed each animal’s teats with neon-blue disinfectant and attached computer-controlled milking-machine units.
Farmers and ranchers in South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas hired less help this year.
A woman who illegally helped immigrants work at dairy farms in Michigan’s Thumb region was sentenced Wednesday to two years and three months in federal prison.
State authorities have charged the owner of a dairy farm in central New York where a 14-year-old was killed last year, crushed under a hydraulic lift.
Equip workers to stay ahead of fast-moving agtech advances.
The 45th Annual Labor Relations Forum is set for Sept. 11-13 in Orlando, Fla.
The 45th Annual Labor Relations Forum is set for Sept. 11-13 in Orlando, Fla.
The U.S. Department of Labor has signed a bi-lateral cooperative agreement with Guatemala to improve transparency, accountability, and worker safety in the H-2A visa program for agricultural workers from Guatemala.
With two minimum wage increases in the past year for Ontario growers and another likely for next year, higher costs for labor have slowed any expansion ideas, some say.
Though the H-2A guest worker program has helped soften the crisis, farm labor remains a top issues for Santa Maria growers.
Salinas, Calif.-based D’Arrigo Bros. of California signed a new contract with the United Farm Workers union that will cover more than 1,500 farm workers, according to a news release.
Just as immigration reform continues to elude lawmakers in Washington, D.C., a stable workforce continues to elude grower-shippers in California’s Salinas Valley.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act Dec. 11.
Fresh produce industry organizations are urging House members to approve the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, which they are voting on Dec. 11.
U.S. representative Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., whose district includes Salinas and other fresh produce growing areas, has invited a farmworker as guest to the State of the Union address.
Germany may lose up to a third of its seasonal agricultural workers in the wake of reports that it has closed its borders with Bulgaria and Romania.
The Department of State is taking steps to reduce delays in the processing of H-2A workers caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
A lack of labor interest and potential legal and political factors limit the potential of turning to a “gig economy” to decreasing food waste from produce farms.
Few elements of farm management have as much impact on productivity and profits as employee management.
A good experience on the first day can lead to long term employee engagement and higher retention rates.
A recent dairy labor study found that a reduction of immigrant workers would lead to a doubling of retail milk price, costing the U.S. economy more than $32 billion.
A Tennessee dairy producer has found an additional satellite dairy to be resourceful and productive.
Dairy farmers say they’re fed up with the posturing of presidential candidates who don’t understand the importance of immigrant labor to milk producers.
Land grant university leaders and farmers will tell you that ag majors have their pick of jobs when they graduate, but that message has not reached the general public.
April means hard work for farmers. You’re getting up at 3 a.m. You feel like you’re working around the clock. You’re tired. Your nerves are raw. Your temper is ready to flare at the slightest aggravation.
At a time when labor is competitive it might be in your best interest to consider paying extra on holidays.
“This program has been providing a lifeline to growers across the province for nearly half a century.”
Consumers and animal rights activists are changing the way livestock are handled in the country, but there are groups trying to be proactive in bridging the gap between producers and shoppers.
The National Council of Agricultural Employers hosted a web seminar on the H-2A guest worker program that was so popular, the group is making it available on video.