Search results for: H-2A

3 02, 2026

H-2A program growth highlights ongoing farm labor shortages

2026-02-03T09:41:35-06:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: ag labor, guest workers, H-2A|

13 01, 2026

Rollins, ag committee leaders discuss ag labor, H-2A

2026-01-13T09:08:53-06:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: guest workers, H-2A|

10 10, 2025

DOL to change H-2A wage rate methodology

2025-10-30T09:18:55-05:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: Adverse Effect Wage Rate, AEWR, guestworker, labor|

6 06, 2024

TFB offers new member benefit for H-2A program

2024-06-06T10:05:14-05:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: foreign workers, GLALS, Great Lakes Ag Labor Service, guestworker program|

5 11, 2020

DOL announces new H-2A wage rule

2020-11-05T10:55:17-06:00By Julie Tomascik|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: Adverse Effect Wage Rates, AEWRs, agricultural labor, Department of Labor, farm labor, H-2A|

16 04, 2020

USDA, DHS move to protect food supply with H-2A rule change

2020-04-16T09:23:02-05:00By Julie Tomascik|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: ag workers, COVID-19, DHS, farm workers, H-2A, H-2A employees|

1 04, 2020

Expanded interview waivers for H-2A program

2020-04-01T08:56:37-05:00By Julie Tomascik|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, H-2A covid-19, interview waviers|

23 07, 2019

Proposal announced to improve H-2A program

2019-07-23T12:18:44-05:00By Julie Tomascik|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: guest labor laws, H-2A temporary agriculture labor certification program, U.S. Department of Labor|

18 06, 2019

Amendment passes allowing use of H-2A for year-round work

2019-06-18T09:12:57-05:00By Julie Tomascik|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: appropriations committee H-2A, H-2A amendment, Henry Cuellar, seasonal labor, visas|

24 07, 2018

H-2A workers now eligible for FLH loans

2018-07-24T11:05:54-05:00By Julie Tomascik|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: ag workers, foreign labor, H-2A housing, housing act|

1 07, 2026

Thompson unveils bill to address ag labor issues

2026-07-01T15:56:00-05:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: ag labor|

3 06, 2026

Thompson expected to release ag labor draft soon

2026-06-03T14:23:00-05:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|

21 05, 2026

Farmers, ranchers meet with Rollins, lawmakers in D.C.

2026-05-21T15:22:55-05:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: D.C., NAAT, Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Washington|

19 05, 2026

USDA deputy secretary shares outlook for agriculture

2026-05-19T10:00:33-05:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: farm bill, New World screwworm, Stephen Vaden|

18 05, 2026

Texas farmers, ranchers advocating in Washington, D.C.

2026-05-18T09:48:46-05:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: D.C., TFB’s annual National Affairs Awards Trip|

5 03, 2026

Rollins discusses plans to help farmers, improve farm economy

2026-03-05T16:06:18-06:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|

20 11, 2025

TFB leaders talk with Congress, Trump admin about farm economy

2025-11-20T15:35:37-06:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|

2 09, 2025

DOL suspends enforcement of burdensome labor rule

2025-09-02T10:36:16-05:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: Department of Labor, labor rule|

20 06, 2025

TFB Summer Conference covers livestock issues, farm bill

2025-06-20T09:42:04-05:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: summer conference|

16 06, 2025

Farm Bureau shares challenges of aging farm workforce with Congress

2025-06-16T09:05:33-05:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: older farmers, retirement, Zippy Duvall|

13 06, 2025

Rollins discusses screwworms, ag trade, solar, USDA staff at hearing

2025-06-13T10:15:47-05:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: Brooke Rollins, New World screwworm, solar, trade|

24 01, 2025

Ag Secretary nominee Rollins outlines priorities

2025-01-27T10:12:48-06:00By Julie Tomascik|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture, Trump, USDA|

3 12, 2024

Overreaching Department of Labor rule halted

2024-12-03T10:29:08-06:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: Department of Labor, DOL, H-2A|

19 11, 2024

Cotton crop will have an impact on gins, warehouses

2024-11-19T12:24:02-06:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: cotton, cotton storage, South Plains, West Texas|

27 06, 2024

TFB Summer Conference covers ag trends, commodity issues

2024-06-27T08:59:04-05:00By Emmy Powell|Categories: Texas Agriculture Daily|Tags: ag trends, drought, feral hogs, mental health, pesticide use|