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Technology Adoption in Labor-Intensive Agriculture
How Technology Can Help Solve Agriculture's Labor Woe (AgriPulse 09/05/2023)
High AEWRs and Other Farm Labor Challenges
The Ripple Effects of Ag’s Immigrant Challenges (AgriPulse 08/28/2023)
The Ripple Effects of Ag’s Immigrant Challenges (CryptoNewsBTC 08/28/2023)
Farm Labor Pressures in Michigan Agriculture
Michigan Growers Besieged by Labor, AEWR (Fruit Growers News, 08/18/2023)
Wolverine State Growers Pressed by AEWR, Labor Challenges (Vegetable Growers News 08/18/2023)
‘It Just Doesn’t Work’ — AEWR, Labor Pressures Bearing Down on Farmers (Michigan Farm News 08/17/2023)
Bad Apple Employers Bring Negative Publicity to Farming
Why Ag Labor is a Growing Challenge Beyond the Farm (Growing Produce 07/26/2023)
Heat Illness Prevention
The Heat - and Health Hazards - Continue (Hoard's Dairyman 08/17/2023)
Understanding and Preventing Farm Employee Heat-Related Illness (Farmers Advance 07/26/2023)
Farm Employee Heat-Related Illness Prevention and Regulatory Compliance (Michigan Farm News 07/25/2023)
Prevent Heat-Related Illnesses for Farm Employees (Farm Progress 06/20/2023)
Frozen Vegetable Prices
Three Reasons Why Frozen Vegetables Are More Expensive (El Planeta 09/25/2023)
Why Are Frozen Vegetable Prices So High? Blame War, Fewer Immigrants and California Weather, Say Economists. (CNBC 07/20/2023)
MSU Extension Dairy Spotlight
Dairy Spotlight: Dr. Zach Rutledge (MSU Extension 06/27/23)
The H-2A Visa Program Helps Bring Ag Workers to California
Getting Ag Workers to Sonoma County (Sonoma County Winegrowers 04/12/23)
Farmworkers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
John Oliver Cites Farm Labor Law Violation Research at 14:05 (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 04/17/23)
Farm Workforce Modernization Act
Who Killed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act? Who Can Resurrect It? (Ideaspace 05/18/23)
USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum
USDA Session Tackles H-2A, Labor Shortages (Vegetable Growers News 03/09/23)
Great Lakes Expo
Finding Solid Labor in a Tight Market (Country Folks Grower 03/06/23)
International Fruit Tree Association Conference
Retail and Labor Trends will Continue to Challenge Fruit Growers (Good Fruit Grower 04/06/23)
Shifting Labor Trends (Good Fruit Grower 02/13/22)
California Ag Employment Estimates
In Rural California, Farmworkers Fend for Themselves for Health Care: ‘We Have a Right to Survive’ (Visalia Delta Times 12/08/22)
Greenhouse Industry Labor Survey
American Hort News Release (AmericanHort 11/09/22)
Growers Are Facing Significant Labor Constraints and Current Policies Need Reform (Fresh Plaza 11/22/22)
AmericanHort Survey Confirms Critical State of Labor for Horticulture (Greenhouse Grower 11/11/22)
AmericanHort’s Labor and Employment Survey Results Available Now (Greenhouse Product News 10/10/22)
Results from Greenhouse & Nursery Labor and Employment Survey Available (Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association ND)
Survey Results Confirm: Growers are Facing Significant Labor Constraints and Current Policies Need Reform (Horti Daily 11/11/22)
2022 Greenhouse & Nursery Labor Employment Survey (Floral Daily 11/09/22)
MSU AFRE News Release
AFRE Assistant Professor Zach Rutledge Focuses on the Next Generation of Agricultural Labor (Michigan State University 10/31/22)
California Farm Labor Survey
Commentary: Farms Rallied in Crisis but Still Need Workforce Help (Ag Alert 08/03/22)
Michigan Agricultural Credit Conference
Labor Specialist Expects Technology to Complement Shortage (Brownfield Ag News 10/31/22)
New Overtime Laws in Pacific Coast States
West Coast Farm Owners Are Adapting to New Overtime Laws (Ambrook Research 08/24/22)
H-2A Research Report
Pandemic Didn’t Lead to Farm Labor Shortage (Produce Blue Book 09/13/22)
Report: Freezing H-2A Workers’ Minimum Wage Could Hurt Domestic Workers (RFDTV 9/12/22)
Florida Is Leading User of H-2A Workers (AgNet Media 09/08/22)
H-2A Seasonal Worker Program Sees Growth (AgInfo 10/05/22)
Pandemic Can’t Slow the Growth of the H-2A Program, USDA Report Says (The Packer 09/06/22)
The H-2A Program in 2020 (Rural Migration News 09/16/22)
USDA: H-2A Seasonal Worker Program Expanded Over Time (Pacific Northwest Ag Network 10/05/22)
USDA Dconomists: Freezing H-2A Wage Rate Could Affect Domestic Workers (Agri-Pulse 08/31/22)
The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program in 2020 (Louisiana Farm Bureau News 08/31/22)
USDA: H-2A Seasonal Worker Program Expanded Over Time (Market Talk Ag 10/04/22)
ERS Report: H-2A Certified Jobs Numbered 275,000 in 2020 (Specialty Crop Industry 10/05/22)
Interest for H-2A Workers Not Slowing Down (Brownfield Ag News 09/30/22)
West Coast Overtime Laws
West Coast Farm Owners Are Adapting to New Overtime Laws
Report on Agricultural Sector Labor Law Violations
A Few Bad Apples in Farm Labor Account for Nearly 75 Percent of Violations (Produce Blue Book 05/18/22)
Statement of Teresa Romero, President, UFW to US Congress (US House of Representatives 06/20/2022)
Daniel Costa's Testimony to the Oregon House Committee on Business and Labor (Economic Policy Institute 02/08/22)
California Assembly Bill 364 on Labor and Employment (California State Assembly 04/08/21)
New Report Details Findings of Ag Labor Investigations (AgNet West 12/18/20)
California Farm Labor Survey
Committee on Agriculture Hearing (US House of Representatives 05/09/19)
California Farmers Continue to Have Problems Hiring Enough Workers (KSBW News 04/30/19)
California Reportedly Facing Farm Worker Shortage (ABC News 05/08/19)
California Farmers Once Again Facing Labor Shortages (Capital Public Radio 04/30/19)
California Farms Are Suffering from a Labor Shortage. Here's Why (Fox Business 05/01/19)
California Farmers Increasingly Turning to Mechanization Due to Labor Shortages, Says Survey (CNBC 05/01/19)
Half of California's Farmers Can't Find Enough Workers Amid Immigration Crackdown (Newsweek 05/01/19)
Ag Labor: No Quick Fix for Tree Nut Farmers (Western Farm Press 05/15/19)
California Leads Fight to Fix National Farm Labor Shortage (Agripulse 05/08/19)
Survey: Worker Shortages Bringing Changes to California Farms (Sacramento Business Journal 05/08/19)
Survey Highlights Negative Trend in Worker Availability (Farm Progress 05/07/19)
California Farmers Face Ongoing Labor Shortage, Survey Shows (New Food Economy 05/06/19)
California Farms Face Continuing Labor Shortages (The Packer 05/06/19)
California Farms Face Continuing Employee Shortage (Morning Ag Clips 05/02/19)
California Farmers Have Raised Wages, but Still Unable to Find Enough Workers (UC Davis Press Release 05/02/19)
Farm Bureau Cites Worker Shortage (Sierra 2 the Sea 05/01/19)
Survey: California Farms Face Continuing Employee Shortages (The Sentinel 05/01/19)
Survey: California Farmers Turning to Labor-Saving Crops, Automation (Fruit Growers News 05/01/2020)
CFBF: Farms Face Continuing Worker Shortages (Western Farm Press 04/30/19)
Labor-Saving Crops, Automation Drive California Farms, Survey Says (Vegetable Growers News 05/01/20)
Labor Shortages Continue for California Farms (Ag Net West 04/30/19)
Survey: California Farms Face Continuing Employee Shortages (California Farm Bureau Federation News Release 04/30/19)
Why California Farmers Are Having Increasingly Harder Time Finding Workers (Bakersfield 04/30/19)
How Technology Can Help Solve Agriculture's Labor Woe (AgriPulse 09/05/2023)
High AEWRs and Other Farm Labor Challenges
The Ripple Effects of Ag’s Immigrant Challenges (AgriPulse 08/28/2023)
The Ripple Effects of Ag’s Immigrant Challenges (CryptoNewsBTC 08/28/2023)
Farm Labor Pressures in Michigan Agriculture
Michigan Growers Besieged by Labor, AEWR (Fruit Growers News, 08/18/2023)
Wolverine State Growers Pressed by AEWR, Labor Challenges (Vegetable Growers News 08/18/2023)
‘It Just Doesn’t Work’ — AEWR, Labor Pressures Bearing Down on Farmers (Michigan Farm News 08/17/2023)
Bad Apple Employers Bring Negative Publicity to Farming
Why Ag Labor is a Growing Challenge Beyond the Farm (Growing Produce 07/26/2023)
Heat Illness Prevention
The Heat - and Health Hazards - Continue (Hoard's Dairyman 08/17/2023)
Understanding and Preventing Farm Employee Heat-Related Illness (Farmers Advance 07/26/2023)
Farm Employee Heat-Related Illness Prevention and Regulatory Compliance (Michigan Farm News 07/25/2023)
Prevent Heat-Related Illnesses for Farm Employees (Farm Progress 06/20/2023)
Frozen Vegetable Prices
Three Reasons Why Frozen Vegetables Are More Expensive (El Planeta 09/25/2023)
Why Are Frozen Vegetable Prices So High? Blame War, Fewer Immigrants and California Weather, Say Economists. (CNBC 07/20/2023)
MSU Extension Dairy Spotlight
Dairy Spotlight: Dr. Zach Rutledge (MSU Extension 06/27/23)
The H-2A Visa Program Helps Bring Ag Workers to California
Getting Ag Workers to Sonoma County (Sonoma County Winegrowers 04/12/23)
Farmworkers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
John Oliver Cites Farm Labor Law Violation Research at 14:05 (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 04/17/23)
Farm Workforce Modernization Act
Who Killed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act? Who Can Resurrect It? (Ideaspace 05/18/23)
USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum
USDA Session Tackles H-2A, Labor Shortages (Vegetable Growers News 03/09/23)
Great Lakes Expo
Finding Solid Labor in a Tight Market (Country Folks Grower 03/06/23)
International Fruit Tree Association Conference
Retail and Labor Trends will Continue to Challenge Fruit Growers (Good Fruit Grower 04/06/23)
Shifting Labor Trends (Good Fruit Grower 02/13/22)
California Ag Employment Estimates
In Rural California, Farmworkers Fend for Themselves for Health Care: ‘We Have a Right to Survive’ (Visalia Delta Times 12/08/22)
Greenhouse Industry Labor Survey
American Hort News Release (AmericanHort 11/09/22)
Growers Are Facing Significant Labor Constraints and Current Policies Need Reform (Fresh Plaza 11/22/22)
AmericanHort Survey Confirms Critical State of Labor for Horticulture (Greenhouse Grower 11/11/22)
AmericanHort’s Labor and Employment Survey Results Available Now (Greenhouse Product News 10/10/22)
Results from Greenhouse & Nursery Labor and Employment Survey Available (Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association ND)
Survey Results Confirm: Growers are Facing Significant Labor Constraints and Current Policies Need Reform (Horti Daily 11/11/22)
2022 Greenhouse & Nursery Labor Employment Survey (Floral Daily 11/09/22)
MSU AFRE News Release
AFRE Assistant Professor Zach Rutledge Focuses on the Next Generation of Agricultural Labor (Michigan State University 10/31/22)
California Farm Labor Survey
Commentary: Farms Rallied in Crisis but Still Need Workforce Help (Ag Alert 08/03/22)
Michigan Agricultural Credit Conference
Labor Specialist Expects Technology to Complement Shortage (Brownfield Ag News 10/31/22)
New Overtime Laws in Pacific Coast States
West Coast Farm Owners Are Adapting to New Overtime Laws (Ambrook Research 08/24/22)
H-2A Research Report
Pandemic Didn’t Lead to Farm Labor Shortage (Produce Blue Book 09/13/22)
Report: Freezing H-2A Workers’ Minimum Wage Could Hurt Domestic Workers (RFDTV 9/12/22)
Florida Is Leading User of H-2A Workers (AgNet Media 09/08/22)
H-2A Seasonal Worker Program Sees Growth (AgInfo 10/05/22)
Pandemic Can’t Slow the Growth of the H-2A Program, USDA Report Says (The Packer 09/06/22)
The H-2A Program in 2020 (Rural Migration News 09/16/22)
USDA: H-2A Seasonal Worker Program Expanded Over Time (Pacific Northwest Ag Network 10/05/22)
USDA Dconomists: Freezing H-2A Wage Rate Could Affect Domestic Workers (Agri-Pulse 08/31/22)
The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program in 2020 (Louisiana Farm Bureau News 08/31/22)
USDA: H-2A Seasonal Worker Program Expanded Over Time (Market Talk Ag 10/04/22)
ERS Report: H-2A Certified Jobs Numbered 275,000 in 2020 (Specialty Crop Industry 10/05/22)
Interest for H-2A Workers Not Slowing Down (Brownfield Ag News 09/30/22)
West Coast Overtime Laws
West Coast Farm Owners Are Adapting to New Overtime Laws
Report on Agricultural Sector Labor Law Violations
A Few Bad Apples in Farm Labor Account for Nearly 75 Percent of Violations (Produce Blue Book 05/18/22)
Statement of Teresa Romero, President, UFW to US Congress (US House of Representatives 06/20/2022)
Daniel Costa's Testimony to the Oregon House Committee on Business and Labor (Economic Policy Institute 02/08/22)
California Assembly Bill 364 on Labor and Employment (California State Assembly 04/08/21)
New Report Details Findings of Ag Labor Investigations (AgNet West 12/18/20)
California Farm Labor Survey
Committee on Agriculture Hearing (US House of Representatives 05/09/19)
California Farmers Continue to Have Problems Hiring Enough Workers (KSBW News 04/30/19)
California Reportedly Facing Farm Worker Shortage (ABC News 05/08/19)
California Farmers Once Again Facing Labor Shortages (Capital Public Radio 04/30/19)
California Farms Are Suffering from a Labor Shortage. Here's Why (Fox Business 05/01/19)
California Farmers Increasingly Turning to Mechanization Due to Labor Shortages, Says Survey (CNBC 05/01/19)
Half of California's Farmers Can't Find Enough Workers Amid Immigration Crackdown (Newsweek 05/01/19)
Ag Labor: No Quick Fix for Tree Nut Farmers (Western Farm Press 05/15/19)
California Leads Fight to Fix National Farm Labor Shortage (Agripulse 05/08/19)
Survey: Worker Shortages Bringing Changes to California Farms (Sacramento Business Journal 05/08/19)
Survey Highlights Negative Trend in Worker Availability (Farm Progress 05/07/19)
California Farmers Face Ongoing Labor Shortage, Survey Shows (New Food Economy 05/06/19)
California Farms Face Continuing Labor Shortages (The Packer 05/06/19)
California Farms Face Continuing Employee Shortage (Morning Ag Clips 05/02/19)
California Farmers Have Raised Wages, but Still Unable to Find Enough Workers (UC Davis Press Release 05/02/19)
Farm Bureau Cites Worker Shortage (Sierra 2 the Sea 05/01/19)
Survey: California Farms Face Continuing Employee Shortages (The Sentinel 05/01/19)
Survey: California Farmers Turning to Labor-Saving Crops, Automation (Fruit Growers News 05/01/2020)
CFBF: Farms Face Continuing Worker Shortages (Western Farm Press 04/30/19)
Labor-Saving Crops, Automation Drive California Farms, Survey Says (Vegetable Growers News 05/01/20)
Labor Shortages Continue for California Farms (Ag Net West 04/30/19)
Survey: California Farms Face Continuing Employee Shortages (California Farm Bureau Federation News Release 04/30/19)
Why California Farmers Are Having Increasingly Harder Time Finding Workers (Bakersfield 04/30/19)