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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.

Advocates for indigenous farmworkers push for better conditions, more enforcement of regulations

10/27/21 8:05 AM By Amy Mayer

An often-overlooked segment of the farmworker population in California is gaining increased recognition as community-based organizations and researchers have collected and shared their experiences of working through the pandemic.

California Farm Bureau plans rally to oppose farmworker union election measure

09/08/21 7:15 AM By Noah Wicks

The California Farm Bureau Federation plans to host a rally outside of the California state Capitol on 11 a.m. Thursday in opposition of Assembly Bill 616, a measure that will change the current process for farmworker union elections.

One year later: Ag worker challenges continue 12 months into pandemic

03/10/21 6:18 AM By Amy Mayer

Many ag jobs got designated “essential” at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. A year later, masks and other safety precautions have become common in fields and packing houses. Food continues to move from the farm to the consumer. But impacts on the people making that happen have been significant.

Daybreak Feb 16: Senate sets Vilsack vote

02/16/21 9:10 AM By Ben Nuelle, Steve Davies, and Philip Brasher

An end is finally in sight in the wait for a new agriculture secretary. The Senate has scheduled action for Feb. 23 on Tom Vilsack's nomination to return for a second stint at the head of USDA.

Labor Department finalizes plan to cut H-2A wages

11/02/20 3:28 PM By Philip Brasher

Farms that use H-2A workers will be allowed to pay them significantly lower wages under a sweeping overhaul of the program’s wage regulations announced by the Labor Department on Monday.

Daybreak Oct 2: House OKs aid bill as talks continue

10/02/20 8:56 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief plan Thursday evening even as leaders continue to negotiate a final package. Ahead of the vote, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats were still trading proposals with the White House but wouldn’t have a deal before today. ”We’re going back and forth,” she said.

Prospects dim for H-2A wage rate reforms, farm groups say

06/03/20 6:45 AM By Philip Brasher

A White House effort to lower the wages farms have to pay H-2A workers appears to have foundered amid concerns that it would put some regions at a disadvantage to others.

State Dept. action calms, but does not eliminate, H-2A concerns

04/01/20 6:37 AM By Spencer Chase

A recent State Department move is expected to speed approval of farmworkers seeking to enter the country, but observers of the process are still keeping a watchful eye on many parts of the H-2A program.

State lawmakers attempt to tackle the farmworker housing shortage

05/29/19 1:00 PM By Brad Hooker

A bill proposing a streamlined approval process for housing revives decades-old debates.

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 13, 2024: Sen. Boozman on farm bill, RFK, Rollins

Republicans will take control of the Senate in January, making John Boozman chairman of the Senate Ag Committee. We asked him about his plans for the committee, including collaborating with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who's in line to be the ranking member, and how Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees may influence agriculture.

Then, Laura Wood from LWP Consulting and Invariant’s Danielle Beck discuss the contentious House Ag Committee ranking member race and the future of the farm bill in a new Congress.

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