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I’ve just watched a video of Peter Cappelli, a professor of the Wharton School of business who is one of...

Although beer is, strictly speaking, an agricultural product, the strike at the Leinenkugel brewery in Chippewa Falls, WI, does not...

At this point, one can exasperatedly wonder what it will take to make the Farm Workforce Modification Act (FWMA) into...

The adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) is one of many features that make the H-2A guestworker program unpopular with growers....

San Jose, Calif., June 28, 2023 – Remote work has grown in popularity and is being celebrated with its own...

Visa fees for applicants to the federal H-2A (agricultural guestworker) program have risen from $190 to $205 as of June...

The single most important event affecting the produce industry at the moment is no doubt the proposed settlement of the...

WASHINGTON, June 12, 2023 – Equitable Food Initiative, BB #:385632 the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers,...

I’m always fascinated when I come across one news story that dovetails with another from a different source. Over the...

Washington D.C. – International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 members testified at the May 31 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing...

29 MAY 2023 Gedera, Israel & Linares, Chile — In a first-ever collaboration, the face of the fruit industry in...

Grand Rapids, MI (April 2023) – Garza Labor BB #:393871, a nationwide labor contractor headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has...

Lipman Family Farms makes their largest contribution to date to education center for migrant children IMMOKALEE, FL – Lipman Family...

WENATCHEE, Wash. – Stemilt BB #:113654 is celebrating Farmworker’s Awareness Week by sharing the key role farmworkers play in its...

WENATCHEE, Wash. – On March 20, Stemilt BB #:113654 celebrated its second annual Stemilter’s Day to recognize the hard work...

The adverse effect wage rates (AEWR) recently issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) are facing a legislative challenge. The...

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Apple Association’s BB #:145473 Board of Directors met this morning with White House policy staff...

The federal H-2A guestworker program is widely loathed by agricultural interests. One reason is the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR)....