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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, March 10, 2025
Agricultural employers can now apply for a new competitive grant program to help recruit H-2A workers and improve working conditions as part of a new pilot program launched by USDA.
The Department of Labor is proposing to add additional layers of protection and more timely pay increases for foreign workers enrolled in the temporary H-2A visa program.
California’s strict COVID-19 measures have added more regulatory layers for agricultural employers dependent on the H-2A visa program for guest workers.
Agricultural labor problems “don’t fade away” as the share of employment goes down, and a shrinking sector will require even more effort to protect workers, according to UC Davis Agricultural Economist Philip Martin, who has written a new book on the topic.
A controversial measure requiring ag employers to notify H-2A guestworkers of their labor and housing protections and pay for travel time has returned after a veto last year.
