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Ag labor union to sue DOL over Adverse Effect Wage Rate freeze
The nation’s largest agricultural union is suing the Department of Labor for imposing a two-year wage freeze on farm laborers, who are already among... continue reading »
H-2A wage rate to freeze for two years
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced Nov. 2 a final rule updating the methodology for determining the annual Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) ... continue reading »
H-2A Wage Rule revised by Department of Labor
The Department of Labor released an update Nov. 2 of its new H-2A Wage Rule, which it said promises to stabilize farm labor costs and reform the H-2A ... continue reading »
Taylor Farms’ Batti to chair Center for Growing Talent’s board in 2021
Center for Growing Talent (CGT) has announced that Leonard Batti, vice president at Taylor Farms, will serve as the chair of the organization’s boar... continue reading »
Cornell project aims to help keep COVID out of food production plants
The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened the nation’s food supply, in part due to food industry workers falling ill, which reduces the workforce and can... continue reading »
Artificial intelligence (AI) focus of seven new USDA-NIFA institutes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the National Science Foundation announced they are establishing ... continue reading »
Birko introduces mobile sanitation station
Birko has launched the Birko Mobile Mister sanitizing equipment for various industries and facilities. Birko’s Mobile Mister was developed to ... continue reading »
Michigan to require COVID testing for all food processing employees
On Aug. 3, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon issued an Emergency Order requiring COVID-19 testing for ag... continue reading »
Labor recruitment platform for fresh produce launched
The Stronger Together U.S. Responsible Recruitment Program has launched an online tool to support U.S. fresh produce farm labor contractors, labor re... continue reading »
Food processing program at MSU gets $500K USDA-NIFA grant
Michigan State University (MSU) has been awarded $500,000 over the next five years to support the food processing certificate program offered through ... continue reading »
