Grants available to help growers with Northern Triangle H-2A hires
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering grants to help agricultural employers hire H-2A workers from the Central American countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador...
Cami Brandt, a young grower from Wapato, Washington
Cami earned a bachelor’s degree in human resources from Central Washington University and is working on her master’s degree in business at Eastern Washington University. She is the daughter of Paul Brandt.
Producing pears with lots of helping hands
Thousands of volunteers make harvest happen at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Medford Pear Orchard.
USDOL proposes rule changes for H-2A program
The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a new rule that would strengthen H-2A worker protections...
Flight school for future ag drone flyers
Technology consortium reaches out to future ag tech workers.
Michigan’s Ridgefest focuses on labor
Michigan Pomesters held its 12th annual Ridgefest field day Aug. 3...
Washington outdoor heat exposure rules to take effect
Washington’s long-awaited permanent outdoor heat exposure rules will take effect July 17...
Growers see labor in, data out with tracking apps
Labor tracking software also provides cost-benefit data.
Labor Department penalizes California farm labor contractors and vineyard
The U.S. Department of Labor has penalized two farm labor contractors and a vineyard in California for numerous violations of federal labor rules.
New ways in the Willamette
Squeezed by rising production costs, Oregon’s high-end vineyard owners rethink systems.