Unsafe Workdays for Farmworkers Could Double by 2050 Due to Climate Change
Global warming will make workers shrivel, too.
Union Negotiates With JBS to Get Protections For Plant Workers
The news comes in the wake of outbreaks among food processing employees.
USDA Looks to Fill Labor Shortage With H-2A Workers Already Here
But will the new tactic actually supply enough labor?
Farmers Brace as State Department Pauses Visa Applications for Mexican Workers
The federal government has suspended all visa services in Mexico (including for H2A visas) in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19.
For Mexican Farmworkers H2A Jobs Come with a Social Cost
A proposed bill could ease their plight.
Agriculture Immigration Law Passes House, Despite Opposition From Conservative Groups
The bill streamlines the guest worker program.
New Documentary ‘Farmsteaders’ Shows the Struggle Small Farms Face in America
The film follows a family trying to reinvent a dairy farm in Ohio.
Farmer Sentiment Is at Its Lowest Point in Three Years
It has been a truly, historically awful year for American farmers.
