November 3, 2020FARM LABOR ... Secretary Perdue statement on DOL's H-2A wage rule U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue: "...this DOL rule could not come at a better time" READ MORE
November 2, 2020MARK YOUR CALENDARS ... Labor Roadshow IV Offered by the Ag Workforce Development Council READ MORE
August 11, 2020FARM LABOR ... Onboarding dairy farm employees 2020 “Safe, Productive and Engaged from Day One” READ MORE
July 29, 2020SAFETY CONCERNS ... Unions sue USDA over faster chicken plant production speeds The lawsuit alleges that line speed waivers violate the Administrative Procedure Act READ MORE
June 25, 2020EDUCATION ... Meat processing curriculum offered at Career Tech locations New educational programs will help curb the workforce shortage in the meat processing industry READ MORE
April 16, 2020LABOR ... DHS and USDA move to protect American farmers Department to temporarily amend certain H-2A requirements during COVID-19 emergency READ MORE
February 17, 2020INSURANCE ... Importance of workers' compensation insurance Brought to you by Agri-Services Agency READ MORE
December 17, 2019FARM LABOR ... Overtime calculator and other tools available Several tools are available to help New York farms manage changes to labor laws READ MORE
December 12, 2019BILL PASSES HOUSE ... Farm Workforce Modernization Act passes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House in support of bill READ MORE
December 12, 2019COMMENTS OPEN ... Dairy Workforce Development evaluation tool released National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management Program seeks comment on new tool READ MORE