farm wages

Farmworker groups filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of trying to suppress worker wages. Their suit asks a federal judge to set aside a Labor Department rule that could cut agricultural guest worker wages by up to $170 million over the next ten years ...

According to a recent study conducted by Farm Journal, farmers are paying more in wages than at any point in history.  The study says producers are more efficient in using their available labor, however, the ag industry still reports frustration.  ...

The most recent forecast of wheat production in the Northwest shows declines in acreage, bushels, and apart from Oregon, yields per acre.   Production will drop by more than 425 million bushels in Washington, Oregon and Idaho with all four classifications of winter wheat dropping.  ...