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For years, farmers and ranchers have urged Congress to enact a practical, bipartisan solution that recognizes labor ...

Former USDA officials and industry leaders alert lawmakers to doubled bankruptcies and historic trade deficits threatening ...

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 ...

Finding good, reliable and legal workers that you can trust with your cows or driving your sophisticated farm equipment remains a challenge from coast to coast and all parts in between. The Trump ...

A first-of-its-kind academic analysis looks at labor rates and current autonomous solutions to spur a discussion on the tipping point for when the technology pays. Published by Chad Feichter, ag ...

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.

With a massive budget behind the effort, the goal is to ramp up deportations to at least 1 million immigrants a year. That ...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will release new rules and regulations on migrant farm labor, as the country’s need for workers and the food they help produce clashes with ...

North Dakota farmers and ranchers are invited to attend a workshop and webinars on farm labor and farm business structures, organized by the North Dakota Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education ...

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 ...