As labor shortages persist in the ag industry, many farms might be looking at using the H-2A and H-2B programs. Megan Wright, senior director of business expansion at másLabor, recently joined an Ag ...

A major change to a federal farmworker visa program known as H-2A is sparking a heated debate across California. The program ...

For nearly a century, the United States has relied on migrant workers to grow and harvest the vegetables and fruits that end up in the country's grocery stores and feed millions of consumers. But the ...

According to the American Farm Bureau report, the 185 percent increase in the H-2A program over the past decade highlights a ...

It’s hard to believe, but it is already time to start planning for your 2025 Spring labor needs. As we know, finding, hiring, developing, and retaining adequate labor resources are some of the most ...

As Congress turns from passing a long-delayed farm bill to the next major policy fight, Republican lawmakers are signaling ...

Our Agricultural Legislative & Public Policy Team examines another pair of proposed rules that would reform the H-2A program. DOL and DHS assert the rules are intended to protect temporary ...

The Department of Labor recently released full fiscal year usage data for the H-2A program. Given agriculture’s ongoing struggle to recruit domestic workers and a very tight U.S. labor market overall, ...

MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Farmers from across the Rio Grande Valley met on Thursday, searching for solutions as labor shortages continue to impact operations. One potential solution is a ...

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 Farm Labor ...

Farmworkers harvest a field, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Homestead, Fla. The H-2A program has allowed foreign workers to fill agricultural jobs on a temporary basis for decades. But intense ...

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