ZACHARIAH RUTLEDGE, PH.D.
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2022 California Ag Employment Estimates
In Rural California, Farmworkers Fend for Themselves for Health Care: ‘We Have a Right to Survive’ (Visalia Delta Times 12/8/2022)

2022 Greenhouse Industry Labor Survey
American Hort News Release
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)
Help Needed! Continued Labor Scarcity Creates Incentives for Growers to Adjust Production Practices, Technology Use (Greenhouse Management Magazine 02/01/2023)
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 Feform (Horti Daily 11/11/22)
2022 Greenhouse & Nursery Labor Employment Survey (Floral Daily 11/9/22)

2022 California Farm Labor Survey
Commentary: Farms Rallied in Crisis but Still Need Workforce Help (Ag Alert 8/3/22)

2022 Michigan Agricultural Credit Conference
Labor Specialist Expects Technology to Complement Shortage (Brownfield Ag News 10/31/22)

2022 H-2A Research Report
Pandemic Didn’t Lead to Farm Labor Shortage (Produce Blue Book 9/13/22)
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 9/8/22)
H-2A Seasonal Worker Program Sees Growth​ (AgInfo 10/5/22)
Pandemic Can’t Slow the Growth of the H-2A Program, USDA Report Says (The Packer 9/6/22)
The H-2A Program in 2020 (Rural Migration News 9/16/22)
USDA: H-2A Seasonal Worker Program Expanded Over Time (Pacific Northwest Ag Network 10/5/22)
USDA Dconomists: Freezing H-2A Wage Rate Could Affect Domestic Workers (Agri-Pulse 8/31/22)
The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program in 2020 (Louisiana Farm Bureau News 8/31/22)
USDA: H-2A Seasonal Worker Program Expanded Over Time (Market Talk Ag 10/4/22)
ERS Report: H-2A Certified Jobs Numbered 275,000 in 2020 (Specialty Crop Industry 10/5/22)
Interest for H-2A Workers Not Slowing Down (Brownfield Ag News 9/30/22)

2020 Report on Agricultural Sector Labor Law Violations
New Report Details Findings of Ag Labor Investigations (AgNet West 12/18/20)

2019 California Farm Labor Survey
California Farmers Continue to Have Problems Hiring Enough Workers (KSBW News 4/30/19)
California Reportedly Facing Farm Worker Shortage (ABC News 5/8/19)

California Farmers Once Again Facing Labor Shortages (Capital Public Radio 4/30/19)
California Farms Are Suffering from a Labor Shortage. Here's Why (Fox Business 5/1/19)
California Farmers Increasingly Turning to Mechanization Due to Labor Shortages, Says Survey (CNBC 5/1/19)
Half of California's Farmers Can't Find Enough Workers Amid Immigration Crackdown (Newsweek 5/1/19)
Ag Labor: No Quick Fix for Tree Nut Farmers (Western Farm Press 5/15/19)
California Leads Fight to Fix National Farm Labor Shortage (Agripulse 5/8/19)
Survey: Worker Shortages Bringing Changes to California Farms (Sacramento Business Journal 5/8/19)
Survey Highlights Negative Trend in Worker Availability (Farm Progress 5/7/19)

California Farmers Face Ongoing Labor Shortage, Survey Shows (New Food Economy 5/6/19)
California Farms Face Continuing Labor Shortages (The Packer 5/6/19)

California Farms Face Continuing Employee Shortage (Morning Ag Clips 5/2/19)
​California Farmers Have Raised Wages, but Still Unable to Find Enough Workers (UC Davis Press Release 5/2/19)
Farm Bureau Cites Worker Shortage (Sierra 2 the Sea 5/1/19)
Survey: California Farms Face Continuing Employee Shortages (The Sentinel 5/1/19)
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Survey: California Farmers Turning to Labor-Saving Crops, Automation (Fruit Growers News 5/1/2020)
CFBF: Farms Face Continuing Worker Shortages (Western Farm Press 4/30/19)
Labor-Saving Crops, Automation Drive California Farms, Survey Says (Vegetable Growers News 5/01/20)
​Labor Shortages Continue for California Farms (Ag Net West 4/30/19)
Survey: California Farms Face Continuing Employee Shortages (California Farm Bureau Federation News Release 4/30/19)
Why California Farmers Are Having Increasingly Harder Time Finding Workers (Bakersfield 4/30/19)
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