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USDA Looks to Fill Labor Shortage With H-2A Workers Already Here

The American agricultural system depends on farmworker labor from outside the country. But in the... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
March 20, 2020
Farmers Brace as State Department Pauses Visa Applications for Mexican Workers

American farmers who depend on seasonal workers are scrambling after the State Department halted new... (more)

Alex Robinson
March 18, 2020
For Mexican Farmworkers, H2A Jobs Come with a Social Cost

Gael gets a little nervous when asked if he could discuss his seven years as... (more)

Sierra Dickey
February 17, 2020
Agriculture Immigration Law Passes House, Despite Opposition From Conservative Groups

This week, the House of Representatives passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. This piece of... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
December 13, 2019
No One Believed Me

Librada Paz can’t remember if it took five or six days to walk across the... (more)

Olivia Heffernan
December 2, 2019
New Documentary ‘Farmsteaders’ Shows the Struggle Small Farms Face in America

Nick and Celeste Nolan have risked everything. A new documentary about the couple is set... (more)

Alex Robinson
August 30, 2019
Farmer Sentiment Is at Its Lowest Point in Three Years

Optimism for the future is waning.

Dan Nosowitz
June 21, 2019
There Are More Women Farmers Than Ever, But They Make Less Than...

The demographics of female farmers are different.

Dan Nosowitz
June 14, 2019
Cultivating Coffee’s Next Generation

Generaciones is a project that focuses on helping the children of coffee producers in Central... (more)

Stephanie Parker
March 4, 2019