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How to gauge employee satisfaction
Personnel concerns are at the forefront of business news today. Some talk about a “rush for talent.” Others are concerned...
Clear thinking about farm mechanization
I came across this item of interest on the Guardian website recently. It is entitled “Grapes, Berries, and Robots: Is...
Why workers are phoning it in
One of today’s biggest news items has to do with new California legislation that may mean an increase in the...
McDonald’s president sounds warning over California labor law
CHICAGO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The following is an open letter from Joe Erlinger, President of McDonald’s USA As...
Newsom gets another chance to sign ag labor bill
California governor Gavin Newsom has been given another chance to approve legislation governing union elections for farmworkers. Newsom vetoed similar...
Ag robots are on the march
The market for agricultural robots is booming worldwide, according to a recent report issued by the London-based market research firm...
Hy-Vee expands Scan & Go cashierless checkout
NEW YORK, August 9, 2022 (Newswire.com) – Hy-Vee BB #:101759, a Midwestern retailer with more than 285 grocery store locations,...
Extreme heat inspires safety measures
As summers appear to get relentlessly hotter, some states are proposing new laws to mandate worker safety in extreme conditions....
The future of produce hinges on labor
What will dictate the future of the produce industry? Three things, according to Philip Martin of the University of California...
Natural Grocers plans nationwide hiring push, increased wages at all locations
LAKEWOOD, Colo., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Natural Grocers BB #:188775, the leading family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer in...
The future crop symbiosis between the U.S. and Mexico
It’s starting to look like a glitch in the Matrix. Yet again, agricultural leaders are calling upon Congress to adopt...
Hardie’s Fresh Foods opens employee clinics
DALLAS (July 6, 2022) – While most employers are struggling to find qualified labor, 80 year old family distributor Hardie’s...
Mexico to prohibit subcontracting of avocado, berry pickers
In order to comply with trade agreements with the U.S. and Canada, Mexico will prohibit subcontracting of day laborers in...
U.S. to grant 300,000 temporary work visas
Next month the United States will grant temporary work visas to an additional 300,000 foreign workers, announced Mexican Interior Minister...
Invafresh debuts new grocery AI with New York retailer
Using AI/ML, grocery retailers gain visibility and production control across their fresh operations, reducing costs and waste related to prepared...
Texas sees its biggest immigration tragedy
One of the top worries of the produce industry is labor, and the industry takes its labor where it can...
Foodservice labor crunch: opportunity for value-added produce?
We come across surveys and studies from restaurant operators about the labor crunch regularly. In the latest from Popmenu, restaurant...
How to deal with politics in the workplace
Man, said Aristotle, is a political animal. It’s no surprise, then, that politics are seeping into all sorts of discourse—including...
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