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Calls to Congress for ag labor reform intensify

In this Managing for Profit, policy advisor Sherry Bunting with the American Dairy Coalition discusses the need for the bipartisan Securing Ag Workforce Act to support farms with l...

August 6, 2026

Taylor Farms faces scrutiny over labor practices; Bipartisan labor bill gains momentum.

Court ruling on H-2A farmworker wages could boost support for Ag Workforce Act

A federal judge in California has ruled the Department of Labor’s new farmworker wage rules are unlawful and need to be rewritten. John Hollay with the National Council of Agricult...

Episcopal Farmworker Ministry calls for aid as government decreases H-2A workers’ wages

[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Farmworker Ministry, a ministry in the Diocese of East Carolina based in Dunn, is calling for aid to help serve H-2A farmworkers after the federa...

There Are No Ag ‘Jobs Americans Won’t Do’ If They Earn A Living Wage

Pro-amnesty Republicans are allowing the agriculture industry to shut out American workers in favor of foreign migrants.

Dairy labor shortages fuel push for Securing Ag Workforce Act in Congress

A policy advisor for the American Dairy Coalition says there’s still hope the bipartisan Securing Ag Workforce Act can pass through Congress by the end of the year.   “We’ve really...

A rare opportunity to ensure farmers have the labor we need

There’s no waiting when cantaloupes are ready to harvest. These perishable fruits can go from unripe to unsellable in just a few days’ time. The post A rare opportunity to ensure f...

Kentucky farmers say H2A workers are vital — but the program needs reform

Larry Clark remembers plowing tobacco with a mule on the same Green County land where he still farms today.

Supporters say securing ag workforce act modernizes H-2A program without amnesty

A divide is growing over farm labor reforms under consideration in Congress. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles tells Brownfield the bipartisan Securing Ag Workforce Act does...

Survey: Widespread Impact on U.S. Farm Workers by Immigration Policy

Some 92% said that raids and deportations have affected their employment, while 61% said they are shopping less, and 29% say they are not seeking medical attention.

UADA news release: NALC webinar will discuss how to navigate federal child labor laws

By Phillip Powell National Agricultural Law Center   Fast Facts Federal child labor laws to be discussed during free webinar Agricultural...

Republican lawmakers urge Secretaries to fix H-2A guest worker program delays, structural barriers

Some Congressional Republicans are requesting the Trump administration make direct improvements to the H-2A guest worker program. Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi...

Trump administration's wage cuts for seasonal farmworkers is unlawful, federal judge in California rules

The ruling is a win for farmworker advocates who sued the Trump administration last year, arguing that a Labor Department rule would "undercut and adversely affect" wages paid to U...

How the Government’s Obligation to Keep Foreign Workers Safe Collided With Its Efforts to Keep Farms Afloat

The post How the Government’s Obligation to Keep Foreign Workers Safe Collided With Its Efforts to Keep Farms Afloat appeared first on ProPublica.

EDITORIAL: Labor rights for migrant workers

Why Farmworkers Can No Longer Afford to Live Where They Work

August 24, 2026 | Source: Straight Arrow News | by Patrick Cooley Connecticut farmer Will O’Meara faces a host of challenges. Finding affordable property with fertile soil and bat...

The bipartisan farm bill that also grows amnesty

A new House bill will grant amnesty to illegal aliens — if they've picked enough fruit.H.R. 9535, the "Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act," was introduced at the end of last mont...

This automation tech turns old tractors into self-driving farming machines

Show me a farmer, said Mike Burdick, vice president of Sabanto, an autonomous tractor startup in Itasca, Illinois, and I’ll show you someone who has a million things he or she just...

Yuma ranks high in H2-A and H2-B visa workers, supporting the local ag industry

Yuma has the sixth highest reliance on H2-A and H2-B visa workers in the nation. According to the University of Arizona, Yuma generates $4.4 billion in agriculture revenue per year...

Canada Is Exploiting Migrant Agricultural Workers

Caribbean laborers report rat-infested rooms and abusive bosses.

September 1, 2026

California legislature passes a bill banning AI workplace surveillance of workers' emotional states; Labor Department repeals decades-old farmworker protection rules; Sixth Circuit...

EB-2 NIW Case Study: Approval for an Agricultural Engineer from Colombia

Agricultural Engineer Colombo & Hurd secured approval of an EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition without a Request for Evidence (RFE) for an agricultural engineer from...

Summit to help farmworkers

July 10th marked the one-year anniversary of the Glasshouse Raids, when federal agents and National Guard troops descended on hundreds of farmworkers, clashed with protesters in th...

EB-2 NIW for Agricultural Engineers, Agronomists, and Food Scientists: Why Your Field Is Now a National Priority

On June 25, 2026, the Trump Administration formally identified regenerative agriculture, farm resilience, and food security as priorities for federal policy and action. Executive O...