Farm labor scarcity is a growing challenge for farmers, particularly in light of the Trump administration’s goals for mass deportations. A new report from the University of California Giannini ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, speaks with Richland Mayor Theresa Richardson following a Friday afternoon tax roundtable ...

Talley Farms employs over 100 H-2A workers annually to offset local labor shortages. High visa program costs include housing, insurance and wages nearing $25 per hour. Rising wage mandates may ...

A study from Michigan State University found that when domestic farm employment declines by 10 percent, food prices of ...

The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is making it harder for American farms to find seasonal workers and putting the nation's food supply chain at risk. But don't take my word for it. Ask ...

Our agriculture industry, responsible for food production and by extension food prices, relies on a myriad of factors, including a stable labor source. Farmworkers are not just the backbone of America ...

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Labor Department is warning of a potential food crisis linked to President Trump’s immigration raids – and one family-owned farm is caught in the middle. "The near total ...

Never mind the Apple Cup. Washington State University is focused on the apple grip and the apple pick. Researchers in WSU’s School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering unveiled a low-cost robotic ...

The Labor Department has quietly acknowledged that the Donald Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies could disrupt U.S. agriculture, driving food shortages and higher prices for ...

September is proving to be a busy month in both Washingtons. While farmers in the Evergreen State enter harvest season, lawmakers thousands of miles away in D.C. are teeing up a budget battle over a ...