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Start now to get 2025 H-2A workers, follow regulations

An ag labor consultant says dairy farmers need to follow the rules when utilizing H-2A guest workers.  Sarah Black with Great Lakes Ag Labor Services tells Brownfield there are plenty of seasonal jobs on a dairy farm, but milking cows is not one of...

H-2A wage methodology severally flawed & needs to be modernized

The Great Lakes Ag Labor Services says mandated H-2A guest worker wages contradict other Department of Labor programs. Sarah Black tells Brownfield a Michigan farm using the H-2A program participated in a prevailing wage survey this spring to enroll in the H-2B program for...

Push for H-2A wage freeze persists

A specialty crop leader says there’s still hope the appropriations process can put a freeze on rising H-2A guest worker wages. Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board executive director Jamie Clover Adams tells Brownfield a nearly 40 percent rise in federally mandated H-2A wages over the...

Members of Congress look to appropriations for H-2A labor cost freeze

A U.S. Congressman says he’s working with House appropriation leaders to pause H-2A guest worker program cost increases. Michigan Republican Bill Huizenga tells Brownfield a bipartisan group of 120 lawmakers is trying to make farm labor a priority issue for the four corners of...

U.S. demand for H-2A workers grows 65%

A new report from the American Immigration Council (AIC) shows demand for migrant farm workers grew 65% in five years. Steve Hubbard, senior data scientist with AIC, tells Brownfield the study from 2017 to 2022 shows how vital the H-2A work visa program has...