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USDA Discontinues Farm Labor Survey Amid Rising Concerns Over AEWR

Dan September 5, 2025 Agri-Business, Funding, Labor and Immigration, USDA-NASS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will discontinue the Farm Labor Survey, a decision that may have significant implications for farm wage reporting and the future of agricultural labor programs like H-2A. According to a filing in the Federal Register, USDA is ending the long-standing survey due to “recent improvements to the Department of Labor’s Bureau of …

H-2A Minimum Wage for Guest Workers Likely to Rise in Several States

Dan November 27, 2017 Industry News Release, Labor and Immigration

The minimum wage for H-2A guest workers is likely to rise in several states during 2018. The National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) surveys the prevailing wages of field and livestock workers in different regions across the country. The NASS calculations are normally adopted by the U.S. Department of Labor in December as the Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) for the …

Spain’s Citrus Production to Hit 16-Year Low
Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has forecast national citrus production of 5.44 million tons for the 2025–26 season, which began Sept. 1. That’s 10.7% lower than last season’s production and the lowest production level in the last 16 years. The decline is mainly due to: Oranges, small citrus fruit and lemons are expected […]
Study Says 100% Fruit Juice Fills Nutrition Role
A recent study reveals that consuming 100% fruit juice is a marker for healthier diet choices and does not displace whole fruit consumption. The study, published in Nutrients on Aug. 21, explored the consumption patterns of 100% fruit juice and diluted juice with the goal of better understanding its relationship to diet quality. Population groups […]

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