The state’s agriculture industry relies on the H-2A farmworker visa program. A federal lawsuit is challenging the change.

In June, the Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit against Cornerstone Ranches alleging it had laid off and reduced hours ...

For nearly a century, the United States has relied on migrant workers to grow and harvest the vegetables and fruits that end up in the country's grocery stores and feed millions of consumers. But the ...

An Alachua County farmer says delays in the federal H-2A visa program have put his winter harvest and more than a million dollars’ worth of crops on the line.

As labor shortages persist in the ag industry, many farms might be looking at using the H-2A and H-2B programs. Megan Wright, senior director of business expansion at másLabor, recently joined an Ag ...

Farmworkers harvest a field, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Homestead, Fla. The H-2A program has allowed foreign workers to fill agricultural jobs on a temporary basis for decades. But intense ...

SALEM — Farmers wouldn’t pay unemployment taxes for foreign guestworkers under a bill meant to bring Oregon into line with several other labor-dependent specialty crop states. Because they reside in ...

A foreign farmworker picks apples in Orondo, Wash., last year before the coronavirus pandemic. Washington farmers have applied to fill a record number of jobs with H-2A workers. Farmworker unions and ...

At the same time, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in recent months appears to be refraining from conducting ...

Farm groups appealed to the Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday for reforms to the H-2A visa program, which allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers to fill temporary jobs. “We are ...