Labor demands continue to tax the bottom lines of farmers and ranchers, with rising wage rates and record usage of the H-2A visa program. Ag organizations say that meaningful reforms…
H-2A program
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The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule to amend H-2A temporary labor certification regulations to protect agricultural workers better, and to update the H-2A application and temporary labor certification…
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Ag producers welcomed the news last week that South African farm workers may obtain an exemption from U.S. COVID travel bans. These workers have become an essential tool to relieve…
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will continue to allow seasonal foreign farm workers the opportunity to extend their H-2A temporary work visas. The administration deemed…
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The American Sheep Industry Association held their annual convention in Scottsdale, AZ last week marking 155 years of wool growers members coming together and 31 years under the ASI name.…
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Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 101st Annual Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2020 on key topics ranging from dairy to…
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a policy memorandum that requires requests for temporary foreign workers for range sheep or goat herding or production be subject to the same requirements…
