Agricultural employers, already facing challenges to recruit enough workers, could be forced to depend even more on an imperfect and costly visa program called H-2A. About 80% of all farmworkers ...

Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José) introduced Assembly Bill 1362, which would require that all foreign labor recruiters ...

While the H-2A visa program has grown, it only covers seasonal work and cannot replace year-round jobs at meat processing plants and on dairy and pork farms. “Our packing plants need labor.

This Week on the Farm, we delve into the H-2A Visa Program, which allows Old Mission Peninsula farmers to bring in foreign ...

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.

The H-2A program, while far from perfect, keeps American farms running by providing a reliable workforce when local labor simply isn’t available.

A Michigan State Greenhouse Extension Educator provides labor insights for floriculture industry stakeholders and policy ...

He identified H-2A visa holders among those still vulnerable to unfair recruitment practices. “For too long, the vast majority of temporary foreign workers have remained unprotected and subject ...

The demand for skilled workers is increasing, with nations expanding visa programmes to attract international talent.In 2026, ...