Our next session of Safe Harvest 2020 will occur on Tuesday, September 1 at 4:00 PM. Producers can packers can join the event by computer or phone and can ask any COVID-19 related question. ...
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Many farms are encouraging their employees to speak out at the wage board hearings on August 26, 27 and 31. Cornell’s NWNY Extension team just released a short message in English and Spanish to ...
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The word on the street is that very few farmers have signed up for tonight’s wage board hearing. Yes, it’s a tough time of year for farmers to do this. Yes, the notice was ...
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As part of 2019 New York Farm Laborer Fair Labor Practices Act (FLFLPA), The NYS Commissioner of Labor is convening a Wage Board to hear stakeholder input about the weekly hours threshold at which ...
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Our first office hours to help farmers and packers with COVID-19 questions is tomorrow, August 25 at 4:00 PM. Please sign up here. Panelists on the call will include: Brian Miner, NYS Department of ...
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