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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, December 23, 2024
California’s regulator of farmworker rights has inked a deal to lease office space for new staff from a confrontational activist group known for its “toxic tours” of farmland.
Farmers can afford to implement a new heat standard, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in an analysis of a proposed rule that shows annual costs for most farming operations would be less than 1% of revenue.
USDA's Equity Commission issued a final report Thursday that includes a recommendation for reforms to commodity programs to address “historical inequities and discrimination” in the way farm subsidies are distributed.
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.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will be arriving in New Delhi Saturday for bilateral talks with Indian trade officials as the government there continues its controversial ban on rice exports.
A dozen farmworkers as well as leaders of United Farm Workers met at the White House Friday with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Labor Department solicitor Seema Nanda, and White House adviser Julie Chavez Rodriguez.
CMI Orchards has selected Brett Reasor as the new CEO of New Columbia Fruit Packers and President and CEO of Food Systems for the Future Ertharin Cousin has been tapped to assume the role of co-chair for USDA’s Equity Commission.
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to reinstate protections for farmworkers exposed to pesticides, officially dumping a 2020 Trump administration rule that went into effect briefly before the Biden administration took office.
The number of unfilled grain car orders shot up 231% during the second quarter of this year, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation analysis of government data.
The Biden administration will work with the United Farm Workers to develop a $65 million program broadly aimed at ensuring farms implement “robust health and safety standards” for employees and preventing unfair recruitment practices for H-2A workers.
