Vineyards Grapple With How to Best Keep Their Workers Safe
As the West learns to live with the constant threat of extreme heat and wildfire, wineries are adapting their vineyard practices with workers top of mind.
How Would a Potential Dockworkers’ Strike Affect Agriculture?
There’s turmoil at two of the busiest ports in the country.
Industry Report Shows Nearly One-Third of All American Jobs Tied to Food and Agriculture
The annual Feeding the Economy report highlights the vital role of the industry.
Harnessing the Benefits of Wild Birds On Farms
Researchers found that fields with surrounding natural habitat experience less crop damage and lower food-safety risks, highlighting that birds do more good than harm on farmlands.
Oregon Becomes Eighth State to Pass Overtime Pay for Farmworkers
The state’s 86,000 agricultural workers, many of them migrant workers, will soon be entitled to overtime pay.
Truck Drivers Are on the Way to Canada’s Capital to Protest Vaccine Requirements
As tensions over vaccine requirements and supply chain issues rise, a group dubbed the “Freedom Convoy” is headed to protest in Ottawa.
Maine Governor Denies Farmworkers the Right to Unionize
The reasoning? She feared it would discourage the growth of farms.
H-2A Farmworkers Will See Wage Increases This Year
In 2020, the Trump administration froze wages for foreign farmworkers. Last month, a lawsuit overturned the decision, affecting tens of thousands of workers.
What Do Farmers Do During The Winter?
It’s not an off-season, that’s for sure, but many producers say winter work has become increasingly important.
