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Stemilt celebrates EFI certification during Farmworker Awareness Week
WENATCHEE, Wash. – Stemilt BB #:113654 is utilizing Farmworker Awareness Week, taking place now through March 31st, to celebrate its...
It’s National [INSERT CAUSE HERE] Day – Why farmworkers deserve celebration too
As a society, we celebrate things like National Donut Day, National Pizza Day, and even our kids celebrate a Dr....
Harvest mechanization has a long way to go
As practically everyone in the industry knows, there are strong pressures to hasten the mechanization of fruit and vegetable production....
U.S. Department of Labor fines Florida firm for H-2A violations
KANSAS CITY, MO – After long days spent toiling in fields under a hot Missouri sun, immigrant workers returned to...
IFPA helps form new immigration coalition
March 2, 2022 Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C. – As part of its strategic commitment to government advocacy and leadership,...
Why employees quit their managers
I thought this article from Buzzfeed would be amusing, but it wasn’t. It was extremely sad. It’s about things that...
Driscoll’s to screen documentary film ‘The Last Harvest’ at SXSW
WATSONVILLE, CALIF. — Driscoll’s BB #:116044 award-winning documentary, “The Last Harvest,” is heading to the big screen at the SXSW...
EFI report highlights 10 ways to improve recruitment
WASHINGTON – Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer advocacy...
Western Growers releases inaugural Global Harvest Automation Report
IRVINE, CALIF. (Feb. 7, 2022) – Growers are keen to adopt automation to bridge the growing labor gap and ensure...
Panera offers contactless dine-in nationwide
ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Panera announced it continues to transform the dining experience with the nationwide launch of Contactless Dine-In, a...
Lettuce: Mechanization and labor
I get lots of newsletters every day in my email, but among the ones I find most informative is Rural...
DHS to require COVID-19 vaccination for non-U.S. travelers entering U.S. ports of entry
International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 Member Alert January 21, 2022 — Last night during a call with U.S. Department...
The Great Resignation’s Roman Republic roots
It is increasingly likely that labor unrest will be one of the biggest issues, if not the biggest, of this...
How to keep your cow from dropping dead
The riffs on this joke are endless: TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull....
Love it, like it or hate it, growers use H-2A program
Is the H-2A program popular? That depends on whether you are talking about affection or use. The federal H-2A program...
On the value of a wife
The French philosopher René Guénon denounced the present era as “the reign of quantity”—a time when all values are merely...
Kroger will end COVID-19 benefits for unvaccinated workers
Cincinnati, OH-based Kroger Co. BB #:100073 plans to cut some COVID-19 benefits for unvaccinated workers starting January 1. According to...
Red flags in job interviews
If you don’t have any hilarious job interview stories, you just haven’t been in the workforce. My favorite is that...
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