Growing with growers since 1946
  • May 1st 2015 Issue
  • Story by Geraldine Warner, Jared Johnson
  • Sharing workers saves costs

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Small growers who can’t justify the high costs of employing foreign guest workers through the H-2A program can reduce the financial burden by sharing workers with other growers. Growers employing H-2A workers must pay all attorney or agent fees, application fees, and other recruitment costs. They must provide workers with free transportation and a daily subsistence amount for the return trip between Mexico and the orchard. They must provide workers with free housing and free cooking […]

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