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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, November 18, 2024
The ag industry is watching to see how the Trump administration fulfills its pledge to deport millions of immigrant workers. Dairy farmers are especially concerned.
Former President Donald Trump’s plans to deport millions of undocumented immigrants if he wins a second term would decimate the agricultural workforce, farm group leaders say.
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.
The level of farmworker wages continues to vex the ag industry and farmworker representatives, who say the way they are calculated results in wages being either too low or too high.
Hotter temperatures during the summer are leading the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to develop a heat standard for worker safety that OSHA has been working on since 2021.
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.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., says he still intends to get a farm bill through the House this year, despite the ongoing turmoil in the chamber.
A federal judge has declined to set aside the Biden administration’s H-2A rule issued last year, rejecting a request for a preliminary injunction sought by the National Council of Agricultural Employers.
A Colorado Democrat is calling on his Republican counterparts to set aside border security concerns and take the lead on passing farm labor legislation.
The office in the Labor Department that oversees and enforces the H-2A guest worker program will continue to be without a leader for the foreseeable future, which could hamper the Biden administration’s efforts to provide more protections for farmworkers.
