Legislation aims to equip USDA with more tools to integrate worker perspective, priorities and staffing to better represent ...

A UFW Foundation survey found that 92% of farmworkers are afraid to go to work because of the Trump administration's worksite ...

The agriculture sector is on edge like never before. With ICE officers chasing undocumented immigrants through fields and barging into meatpacking plants, workers are spooked. Even before the farm ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In a step toward addressing the labor shortage plaguing America's ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Farm work has long been among the most dangerous jobs in America. But while Congress ...

On Tuesday (08-05-25), Donald Trump stirred controversy on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” by claiming undocumented immigrants are “naturally” suited for farm labor. He contrasted them with “inner city” residents ...

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday made the utterly bizarre claim that immigrants are “naturally” able to do farm work in a way American citizens can’t. On Tuesday morning, Trump called into CNBC for a ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Rural America covers 74% of the land surface of the country with over 46 million citizens in ...