AB 2227 would tighten farm labor contractor licensing, raise surety bond requirements, and create a faster path for farmworkers to recover unpaid wages when contractors default. Worker advocates say ...

U.S. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling visited Merced County on Monday as part of a two-day California tour.

Farmworker and grower groups are battling over the future of the H-2A program, as the Trump administration seeks to lower wages and provide relief to farmers who have complained for years about rising ...

OMAHA (DTN) -- The Trump administration last week moved to disrupt how wages are set for temporary guest workers on farms. Groups representing farm employers are praising the moves, which they say ...

There was widespread outrage at President Donald Trump’s comments earlier this year that Immigration and Customs Enforcement shouldn’t enforce the law against farms employing illegal aliens.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RFD-TV) — University of Georgia agricultural economist Cesar L. Escalante says rising Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) are driving affordability concerns in the H-2A guest ...

This article was originally published at 8:11 a.m. CDT on Thursday, Aug. 27. It was updated with additional information at 3:06 p.m. CDT on Thursday, Aug. 27. OMAHA (DTN) -- A federal judge in ...

As the president’s immigration policies squeeze an already tight supply of farm labor, the Trump administration is making it cheaper to hire foreign farmworkers. The Trump administration has changed ...