Louisiana sugarcane farmers say they depend heavily on migrant workers from Mexico

In the late summer heat, the hours move like molasses. Still, across the cane fields of South Louisiana, migrant workers from ...

Federal migrant worker program proves fickle, agriculture workers and employers want change

Blueberries unpicked and dropping from plants in New Jersey, crops left to dry up in North Carolina fields and understaffed ...
The Christian Science Monitor

Amid immigration enforcement, migrant farmworkers’ numbers are falling

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement has hit some farms and agricultural businesses, and some operators say ...

The IRS is offering tax relief to drought-stricken farmers — but will it be enough to keep America’s food prices from climbing even higher?

The relief allows farmers who had to sell livestock earlier than planned to defer taxes on capital gains from those sales or ...

The IRS is offering tax relief to drought-hit farmers — but will it be enough to stop food prices from climbing?

The relief allows farmers who had to sell livestock earlier than planned to defer taxes on capital gains from those sales or ...
Miami New Times

Labor Day in Immokalee, Migrant Farm Workers Wait For The Work Bus

Whether you’re in school, work, or prison, if you bite into a tomato in America it may very well come from the fields of Immokalee, Florida. That’s because major corporations like Aramark and Sodexo ...
WVTF

For Virginia farmers, a bumper harvest amid growing uncertainty

President Donald Trump’s tariffs and aggressive immigration enforcement have shaken markets and migrant labor.
WJHG

USDA rolls back migrant seasonal worker requirements for farmers

DE SOTO, Kan. (KHSB) - Mums and pumpkins mean the summer farming season is coming to an end, and important decisions will need to be made. KHSB met Ivan and Victor, H-2A seasonal workers at Bowlin ...
AOL

Florida farmers struggle as fewer migrant workers want H-2A visas

Florida’s farming industry supports 2.2 million jobs and brings in $132 billion to the state’s economy, according to the Department of Agriculture. Many of those jobs are filled through the H-2A visa ...