Articles Tagged with ''H-2A''

Poll: Farmers count on aid in new farm bill, back SNAP cut

01/17/24 6:20 AM By Philip Brasher

Farmers and ranchers would like to see increased crop insurance subsidies and commodity price supports in the new farm bill, and a strong majority support cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, according to an exclusive Agri-Pulse producer poll.

Daybreak: Jan. 16: Trump sweeps through Iowa

01/16/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, and Steve Davies

On to New Hampshire. Former President Donald Trump was the runaway winner of the Iowa Republican caucuses yesterday evening, demonstrating he maintains a strong hold on Republicans in that state and in rural areas particularly.

Daybreak Dec. 8: Senior House Ag member calls for splitting farm bill

12/08/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

Rep. Austin Scott, the Georgia Republican who chairs the House Agriculture subcommittee that oversees commodity programs, says it’s time to split the farm bill.

H-2A wages increasing in 2024

12/06/23 6:12 AM By Philip Brasher

Farmers who intend to use H-2A workers in 2024 will have to offer pay raises of up to 7%, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation analysis of the USDA farm labor report on which the wage rates are based.

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Ag groups say latest H-2A rules layer on additional regulations

11/22/23 6:18 AM By Jacqui Fatka

Agricultural entities have questioned the legal authority of two H-2A proposals that they say would dramatically alter the current employer-employee relationship and drive up costs.

Leading Republican on ag issues wants to know how speaker candidates will move farm bill

10/06/23 5:04 PM By Philip Brasher

Rep. Dan Newhouse, a moderate House Republican and congressional leader on ag and immigration policy, said Friday he wants to hear from the speaker candidates how they plan to move a farm bill as well as appropriations and other legislation.

Daybreak Oct. 2: House returns to spending debates after avoiding shutdown

10/02/23 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, and Noah Wicks

A shutdown has been averted, but the battles over federal spending likely are just beginning.

Contractors fined, barred from H-2A participation

08/30/23 6:04 AM By Quentin Slater

The Labor Department has recovered over $540,000 in wages for 268 H-2A workers in North Carolina after uncovering violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the H-2A program.

The ripple effects of ag’s immigrant challenges

H-2A wage rates, regulations frustrate farmers, while H-2B cap hits other employers

08/28/23 10:39 AM By Jacqui Fatka

As farmers and companies in the food and ag sector struggle to find workers, many have increasingly turned to recruiting foreign workers through visa programs, including H-2A. Demand for H-2A workers, who can take seasonal jobs on crop or livestock operations, has been skyrocketing. Meanwhile, others in the sector are trying to use smaller visa programs, such as H-2B or J-1.

Calif. winery to pay $328K in lost wages to H-2A workers

07/26/23 6:08 AM By Steve Davies

A Healdsburg, California, winery agreed to pay $328,077 to 21 workers whom the winery allegedly refused to rehire because they had complained about unsanitary conditions and other workplace issues.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 8, 2024: Glickman, Johanns on Trump presidency ag impact

Donald Trump won the presidency and the GOP won control of the Senate this week. Some House race votes are still being tallied.

We sat down with two former agriculture secretaries, Dan Glickman from the Clinton administration and Mike Johanns from the Bush administration, to discuss what could be ahead regarding trade and immigration policy, as well as the possible role of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Trump administration.

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