Visas expanded for foreign dairy farm workers. But impacts are limited

Farmers said the expansion of the seasonal, time-limited visa is not enough in a primarily year-long industry that hires many ...
VTDigger

Farms in Vermont rally to support Jamaican seasonal workers hard hit by Hurricane Melissa

A sign at Paul Mazza’s farmstand in Essex on Friday Oct. 31, 2025, asking customers to support their Jamaican farmworkers in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Photo by Auditi Guha/VTDigger Sunrise ...
The Lowell Sun

Local farms, seasonal workers fear ICE raids

Fresh, local produce from Greater Lowell farms is ready for picking. Luckily, for lovers of just-off-the-vine tomatoes and fresh corn, fruits and vegetables are arriving at local farm stands and ...
Los Angeles Times

Trump’s wage cut for foreign labor is a gift to farmers

Joe Petrocco, a fourth-generation vegetable farmer in Colorado, is facing one of the toughest seasons he can remember, with rising costs for fertilizer and fuel as well as a looming water shortage ...

Those British Strawberries Are Being Picked by Central Asian Workers

Ten years after Brexit, most seasonal workers in Britain are from countries such as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Without them, ...