Category: Labor
Farm Credit salutes California Fresh Fruit Association growers
California Fresh Fruit Association CFFA farm credit apples peaches nectarines berries grapes
International ag safety board taps Farm Medicine Center staffer
National Farm Medicine Center International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health ISASH
Vision-guided herbicide sprayer senses pesky weeds
Precision spraying has reduced total herbicide use for row crop operations compared to broadcast applications, without negatively impacting weedcontrol or crop fitness and yield.
Drone technology in specialty crops transforms orchard and vineyard management
Discover how drone technology in specialty crops is transforming orchard, vineyard, and field operations, and impacting the industry.
Ag Labor Review: What if your workforce disappears overnight?
In mid-May, the Florida legislature passed a bill mandating electronic verification of all workers for employers with 25 employees or more through the federal E-Verify system.
Government relations staffer joins IFPA
IFPA International Fresh Produce Association Sarah Neagu-Reed government relations division
Ag labor bill introduced for third time
A bipartisan group in the U.S. House of Representatives has reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act for the third time, seeking a workforce solution to the labor-stressed specialty crop industry and other farm sectors.
Groups plan legal challenge to new Florida immigration law
A group of civil rights organizations plan to challenge Florida’s new immigration law that specialty crop growers say severely threatens their ability to hire a workforce.
EFI honored for videos highlighting farmworker stories
Equitable Food Initiative EFI farmworkers recognition certification
Washington IFPA advocacy conference registration opens up
IFPA Washington advocacy conference International Fresh Produce Association
Bipartisan House Committee group focuses on labor, H-2A
The House Committee on Agriculture is taking a look at the H-2A temporary visa guest worker program and other issues to address the lack of labor in the fruit and vegetable industry.
Nichino America to distribute biofungicide in U.S., Canada
Nichino America Inc. and BioConsortia Inc. have announced a supply agreement for Nichino to market and sell BEC-60 biofungicide in the U.S. and Canada.
Water, farm bill drive California food, ag summit
Food & Ag Issues Summit West drought water irrigation inputs labor costs regulations
EFI recognizes 2023 National Safety Month
Equitable Food Initiative EFI worker safety National Safety Month National Safety Council
Falling Apples: Growers challenged by costs, declining acreage
U.S. apple growers are producing more fruit — and additional club varieties — on fewer acres but are also challenged by a series of higher growing costs during inflationary times.
Vertical farming operator Oishii brings robotics to indoor farming
Oishii vertical farming robotics strawberries indoor farming greenhouse
Leadership development focus of ASTA June conference
American Seed Trade Association ASTA summer leadership conference seed industry
House committee seeks answers on DOL H-2A delays
U.S. House and Senate Republicans are questioning the Department of Labor about what they say are “substantial delays” in processing agricultural employers’ requests for workers through the H-2A temporary visa program.