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In late September, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it was lowering the H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate, better known as AEWR.

The Department of Labor recently announced it would continue processing H-2A applications; despite its strengths, H-2A doesn’t work for all producers.

USDA data shows nearly 70% of crop workers from 2020-22 were foreign-born, and the number of seasonal H-2A visa workers has increased over seven-fold since '05.

How has Washington's new overtime law impacted the local tree fruit industry. Jon DeVaney, president of the Washington state Tree Fruit Association takes a look at the impact on owners, workers and everyone in between.

Pear, apple and cherry production was valued at $200 million in Oregon in 2022, a pivotal part of the state’s rural economy.

Oregon FFA state Secretary Lydia Cruikshank says finding needed Ag workers is already difficult for producers in the Beaver State, and lawmakers look to make the challenge even more burdensome.

Last week, the Department of Labor published an Interim Final Rule, better known as an IFR, revising the methodology for determining the H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate.

The 2025 growing season was a good one for many commodities across Idaho, but unfortunately, the cost of doing business is still resulting in struggles for farmers and growers across the state.

Finding enough labor is a key concern for U.S. agriculture, especially in the fruit and vegetable sector.

A federal court recently decided that elements of the 2023 Adverse Effect Wage Rate Rule should be eliminated.