AgLaborNews

Following the world of ag labor and tracking the stories that matter most to farmers concerning labor issues in agriculture.

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One of Mississippi's largest farms has been hit with a lawsuit claiming it violated federal law by paying white South African workers more than Black U.S. employees and passing over qualified American workers in favor of foreign labor. https://t.co/Dfz3G0sMq4 #AgLabor

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USDA Offers Farmworkers and Meatpacking Workers $600 in COVID Relief

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Many parts of the economy are suffering from the labor shortfall, but food and agriculture particularly stand out. These are some of the least-automated industries where thin margins mean costs may get passed on quicker onto buyers. https://t.co/Hk9vCUFK45 #AgLabor

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This summer, she and her husband worked about 80 hours per week out of necessity to the farm’s operations, including daily vegetable harvests and maintenance of their Community Shared Agriculture program, the singular way the farm sells its products. https://t.co/HacUbNLCSi

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“It's very difficult.” “Because we don't have a steady job and in reality, we work day by day. If we work, we eat, and if we don't work, we have to settle for leftovers from the day before.” https://t.co/2A0PCPprS0 #AgLabor

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Simon Naylor, who runs Naylor Farms in Spalding, Lincolnshire, fears not all of his cabbage crop will be harvested this year.

He said it was difficult attracting UK pickers to rural areas and had even offered to double the wages. https://t.co/bIo3MD9M1X

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To further assist businesses as they look to hire, the Vermont Department of Economic Development has launched the New Relocating Worker Grant, which is now open and accepting applications. https://t.co/wIm4XZ5Jb3 #AgLabor

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Because injuries happen around farm animals, even when a person takes precautions, having the Farm Animal Liability Act as an available defense is important for all livestock owners across Texas. https://t.co/ccT5LFDOIO #AgLabor #Texas

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How a Kansas Farmer Kept a 30-Year Track Record of Zero Employee Turnover https://t.co/oK6LPYLrfR

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We go through all the winter. It takes a long time pruning, spraying, all the husbandry work, and then you can’t pick them – they just sit there and rot essentially. https://t.co/6jyUxrSZFW #AgLabor

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These conditions invoke two regulations that farm employers—perhaps preoccupied with COVID-19 mandates —may have lost sight of. They must follow regulations designed to protect employees from the dangers of excessive heat and wildfire smoke. https://t.co/bX4BkjYgH6 #AgLabor

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With the delta variant of COVID-19 spreading across the country, agricultural health and safety experts are telling farmers to have plans to protect their workers. https://t.co/jNzlxMTwAt #AgLabor

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Manufacturers are increasing wages, offering signing bonuses, working with staffing agencies and pulling every trick in their arsenal to try to buy, borrow and steal labor.”

That message is also resonating out in the farming and ranching community. https://t.co/ysyvWIPlFr

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Farmworkers are at the front lines of climate change. And, in some instances, we’re seeing a perfect storm battering our workers: covid-19, wildfire smoke and heat. https://t.co/jEv7TiOedh #AgLabor

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Three Monterey County agriculture companies have been ordered to pay $110,000 due to pesticide-related violations. The companies entered a stipulated judgment with the DA Environment Protection Unit for pesticide-related violations. https://t.co/Y4GnQt5HLi #AgLabor

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In July 1997, a 39-year-old detasseler died of heatstroke under similar circumstances. It was his third day on the job, and the temperature had spiked to 95 degrees. His core body temperature was 108 degrees.

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Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an already severe worker shortage in the nation's farming and ranching regions and drawing calls from those industries for immigration reform to help ease the problem. https://t.co/MjK4DXDYo2

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Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an already severe worker shortage in the nation’s farming and ranching regions and drawing calls from those industries for immigration reform to help ease the problem. https://t.co/fSKGOrYJyP #Population

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Artificial intelligence and automation are the new farmhands as growers try to boost productivity amid soaring global demand for food, biofuels and other agricultural products. https://t.co/n5dKjkfL7O

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As the former mayor of a major American city, U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh admits he faces a steep learning curve regarding farmworker regulations. https://t.co/r3s96Q8s4Y #AgLabor