Adding guacamole to your favorite foods may soon become more expensive. Food and Wine Dot Com says a package of almonds may become pricier as well. As California farmers welcomed …
Labor Shortages Continue to Plague California
There has been a concerning trend over the past few years as labor shortages are continuing to be seen in many areas of California. Some farming operations are attempting to …
H-2A Visa Program May Be Expanded
The House Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment to the fiscal 2018 Homeland Security Spending Bill that would help dairy producers and other farmers that need year round labor. The amendment …
Agri View: Farm Labor Help Needed
Everett Griner talks about farm labor continuing to be a problem in today’s Agri View. An adequate supply of migrant labor is still a serious problem for …
New Proposal Could Protect Farm Workers from Deportation
The American agriculture industry relies on foreign workers, especially at harvest time. The website Eater Dot Com reports a group of Democrats has introduced legislation that would give farm workers …
Senate Bill Would Protect Farmworkers
A bill introduced last week in the U.S. Senate would give farmworkers a path to legal status and citizenship. California Senators, Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, introduced the legislation …
Bill Would Move H2A Program to USDA
A bill introduced earlier this month into the House of Representatives (H.R. 281) is titled the Family Farm Relief Act, dealing specifically with immigration.
Agri View: Dangerous Work
Everett Griner talks about farm labor among the most dangerous in today’s Agri View.
Farm Labor Overtime Bill Passes
As the state sat divided and waited for an outcome, the California Assembly voted to pass the farm worker overtime bill AB1066.
Agri View: Farm Labor Shortage
Everett Griner talks about solving the farm labor problem in today’s Agri View.
Farm Labor Shortage Vexes Farmers
A new video produced by the American Farm Bureau Federation shines a spotlight on the frustrations of the nation’s farmers in finding workers to harvest their crops. While the video …