Nearly all farm workers in a recent study in Florida were dehydrated at the end of their shifts. More than half were still dehydrated the following morning.
A cattleman from Monona, Iowa, was convicted of one count of theft of livestock, one count of wire fraud, and one count of false bankruptcy declaration.
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 passed the House on March 18, 2021. It has now been 482 days since its passage as it awaits approval by the senate. Labor shortages have plagued the agricultural industry for decades, but the pandemic, war in Ukraine, and rising costs have only increased farmers’ challenges. In 1986, […]
The Department of Homeland Security that it would begin enforcing vaccine requirements for non-U.S. citizens traveling to the United States.
Agriculture is a tough industry to be in due to it being hard labor, but creating a better work environment for Hispanic workers can be done.
While there’s no shortage of critics, there is an undeniable shortage of native-born Americans willing to do manual labor, particularly farmwork.