Labor
Registration opens for Georgia ag labor forum
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association’s labor seminar returns this year but at a different time of the year. The Georgia Ag Labor Relations Forum is scheduled for Aug. 20-21 and returns to Tifton,... more »
Georgia association weighs in on H-2A rules, farm bill
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) is weighing in on the Department of Labor’s H-2A rules and the proposed 2024 farm bill. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rules further threaten the viability... more »
Farmworker Awareness Week increases awareness
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), a farmworkers rights' group, successfully wrapped up its fifth year of promoting Farmworker Awareness Week. Publicity and social engagement throughout the agricultural industry during the week, which was March 25-31, involved... more »
Farm groups push back on new H-2A employee regulations
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its final rule on H-2A temporary worker protections that include allowing employees to invite labor and legal organizations to employer-provided housing. The rule, “Improving Protections for Workers in... more »
New H-2A rule panned by Farm Bureau, NCAE
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule on H-2A temporary worker protections that include self-advocacy provisions and allow employees to invite labor and legal organizations to employer-provided housing. The rule, “Improving Protections... more »
Fruit Growers News wants your opinion
Fruit growers, what are your biggest concerns right now? Fruit Growers News is seeking feedback from specialty crop growers on the biggest issues they’re facing and what topics they’re most interested in learning more about.... more »
IFTA Yakima Valley tour provides orchard insights
During the International Fruit Tree Association (IFTA) conference and orchard visits, participants viewed the variety of fruit training systems and crop load management programs that Washington apple growers employ. Participants visited a half-dozen farms in... more »
Lessons learned: A look at how everything farmers buy and sell is determined by others
I have been farming Michigan blueberries my entire life and my family has been farming them since 1956. I am the president of the Michigan Blueberry Advisory Committee and the manager for Kamphuis Farms in... more »