The Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program is designed to address workforce needs in agriculture, while supporting the expansion of lawful migration pathways for workers.
The platform allows employers to search, sort, and select workers who have been rigorously vetted based on their skills, experience, motivation, emotional intelligence, and mental health.
With unemployment rates at record lows, workforce development programs could help increase the talent pipeline for Connecticut’s horticulture industry.
The Agriculture Workforce Coalition, which represents the diverse needs of ag employers across the country, released a statement saying that other labor reform measures should be a higher priority.
Members of the Society of American Florists recently participated in Seed Your Future’s Green Career Week, with the goal of getting students interested in horticulture at an early age.
DOL’s revised methodology establishes new wage obligations for specialized occupational duties such as truck driving/hauling, on-farm construction, and first line supervisors.
In our continuing series on greenhouse labor, we look at why leading grower operations say professional development is a key tool in retaining their workers long-term.
The combined forces of fewer people, more jobs, uncertain immigration, and a high level of retirements created a perfect environment for changing how we look at recruiting.
In today’s competitive labor market, leading companies are coming to the realization that traditional hiring methods are archaic at best and ineffective at worst.
