Finding and retaining quality farm labor remains a challenge for family-owned farms. Experts share strategies to overcome ...
Cesar Chavez, a farmworker-turned-labor leader whose organizing helped reshape working conditions for agricultural laborers, ...
As the president’s immigration policies squeeze an already tight supply of farm labor, the Trump administration is making it cheaper to hire foreign farmworkers.
Latino leaders and elected officials say they are shocked by “deeply troubling” allegations against Cesar Chavez, one of the ...
The Labor Department plans to update the way it calculates the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) used in the H-2A guest worker program, which could be good news for growers. In a court filing, the ...
Born into poverty in Arizona, his family was drawn to California’s fields. There, he became a civil rights icon for Mexican Americans.
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has levied its largest-ever fine against a farm labor contractor, saying a Richland business employed 5,000 in 2024 when it did not have a license.
Missouri farmers learned strategies for hiring efficiency and cost management as visa delays and workforce gaps strain local agriculture.
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries fined a Richland company $1.25 million for violations involving nearly 5,000 workers. Paul T. Erickson/Herald Richland, WA The Washington Department ...