In June, the Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit against Cornerstone Ranches alleging it had laid off and reduced hours ...

An Alachua County farmer says delays in the federal H-2A visa program have put his winter harvest and more than a million dollars’ worth of crops on the line.

The state’s agriculture industry relies on the H-2A farmworker visa program. A federal lawsuit is challenging the change.

For nearly a century, the United States has relied on migrant workers to grow and harvest the vegetables and fruits that end up in the country's grocery stores and feed millions of consumers. But the ...

It’s hard to believe, but it is already time to start planning for your 2025 Spring labor needs. As we know, finding, hiring, developing, and retaining adequate labor resources are some of the most ...

On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the final version of the H-2 program modernization rule. The final rule amends DHS regulations for both H-2A (temporary ...

The departments of Homeland Security and Labor need to streamline operation of the H-2A farm worker program both to facilitate electronic processing of applications and more quickly identify workers ...

(WNDU) - We are entering the season of harvest, and farm owners continue to struggle. As the price of crops — including corn and soybeans — plunged, they’re now facing another challenge: labor ...

As labor shortages persist in the ag industry, many farms might be looking at using the H-2A and H-2B programs. Megan Wright, senior director of business expansion at másLabor, recently joined an Ag ...

Farm groups appealed to the Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday for reforms to the H-2A visa program, which allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers to fill temporary jobs. “We are ...

Though its official name – the Temporary Non-Agricultural Workers Program – says otherwise, the H-2B visa program provides workers who are vital to numerous sectors of agriculture, including those who ...