Farm Wages Up 8% in Northeast I
Wages increased sharply by 8% since last year for hired farm workers in the Northeast I region that includes New York and the New England states, according to USDA’s quarterly farm labor survey. Table ...
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5 Learning Opportunities in 2 Webinars for Farmers
NYSDOL’s Division of Immigrant Policies and Affairs (DIPA) is hosting a series of short, interactive webinars for farms. Register with DIPA to learn and ask questions about several important topics. See details below and ...
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Unemployment Hits 50 Year Low and Ag Robots Are On the Horizon
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the April jobs report showing that employers created 263,000 jobs and pushed the unemployment rate down to 3.6%. That is the lowest rate of unemployment since ...
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