Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford: Dairy Needs Immigration Reform

U.S. Food System in Peril as Deportation Policies Spark Exodus of Undocumented Workers From Industry: Report

Immigrants make up about 20% of the entire food sector workforce—some 14 million people—including 27% of agricultural workers and 33% of meatpackers

Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford: Dairy needs immigration reform

As Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford sees it, one will break first: gridlock on U.S. immigration policy or the nation’s food system.

WA fruit growers rely on H-2A visa program despite flaws, costs

In the early 2010s, the tree-fruit industry increasingly relied on the H-2A visa program to build its workforce, a trend that would expand the program’s use exponentially over the past decade. But Yakima’s Gilbert Orchards held off initially on utilizing the program, which brings agricultural workers to the United States from other countries. The visa requirements were complicated and expensive, recalled Sean Gilbert, president of the fruit comp…

Labor Secretary says H-2A visa program improvements will benefit farmers without displacing American workers

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said the H-2A migrant visa program that is being consolidated under her department allows American farmers and ranchers to have access to the workforce they need, noting that the program will now be faster and more affordable.In an exclusive interview with Fox Business' Edward Lawrence, the secretary said the program — which allows agricultural employers to temporarily hire foreign workers — is not being expan…

Financial News Network - Labor Secretary says H-2A visa program improvements will benefit farmers without displacing American workers

Secretary Chavez-DeRemer clarifies that the H-2A visa program changes are not an expansion or amnesty program but aim to streamline existing processes for farmers and ranchers.Read More …