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 ...

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

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 ...

Walking orchards in the Central Valley, is something Scott Peters’ family has done for four generations. With his great grandfather settling in the fertile valley in 1933, the family has been immersed ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every ...

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 ...

With more than 47,000 farms, agriculture stands tall, contributing more than $125 billion annually to the state economy. But behind this bustling industry is a workforce that often goes unseen. There ...