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H-1B approvals for employers classified under Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry across KC Reporter publication area in 2024
08 Sep 2025 23:40 GMT
… -1B workers. Employers must certify that they will pay H-1B workers wages equal … qualified U.S. employees or the prevailing local wage.
While the Educational … .
Compared to 2023, the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector saw …
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Law on Employment: notable new points on labor registration, unemployment insurance participants
06 Sep 2025 17:00 GMT
… on Cooperatives who receive salaries.
In addition, the … Law; and employees who are domestic workers, are not … of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and salt production, employers must register … to receive full salary back, the employee and employer will make …
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Corps to careers: Expanding career opportunities for young adults involved in service and conservation programs
09 Sep 2025 19:59 GMT
… and urban forestry facilities (construction laborers, carpenters, and plumbers), and workers who … median hourly wage for all occupations ($23.23).
However, wages still vary … of jobs before fully committing to any specific occupation or employer. Thus, job …
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‘Unemployment remains a challenge for young people throughout B.C.,’ says Jobs Minister
06 Sep 2025 00:14 GMT
… private-sector jobs.
“Overall, B.C.’s total employment decreased by … country with an average hourly wage of $37.58, the … well as cement, steel and forestry workers, to name a few. This … , create new opportunities for workers and employers, and build an economy …
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Northern Ontario business owners say scrapping the temporary foreign worker program is a bad idea
05 Sep 2025 13:37 GMT
… off of driving wages down and driving jobs out," Poilievre … and attract foreign workers.
He said employers in the north … first.
That means posting job listings to the federal … mining and forestry sectors, recruit international skilled trade workers.
Can …
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Melissa Oberti on Grapes, Almonds, and Water Challenges
05 Sep 2025 23:02 GMT
The Oberti Family Legacy in Central Valley Agriculture
Melissa Oberti, a third-generation (nearly fourth) farmer from Madera, California, continues her family’s agricultural tradition. The Oberti family, once famous for Oberti Olives, now focuses on grape …
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Joe Del Bosque: Water, Labor, and the Fight for California Farming
05 Sep 2025 23:02 GMT
A Legacy in California Agriculture
Joe Del Bosque, a well-known farmer from Firebaugh and Los Banos, has spent decades cultivating melons, almonds, tomatoes, and more on nearly 2,000 acres. His story began in childhood, growing up on a labor camp where his …
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California Agriculture: Fires, Wolves & Farm Labor Reform
05 Sep 2025 17:09 GMT
Opening Reflections and California Concerns
The AgNet News Hour began with hosts Nick Papagni and Lorrie Boyer sharing lighthearted Friday greetings before shifting to California’s serious agricultural challenges. Papagni noted worsening Central Valley air …
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Washington report warns tariffs may raise food prices
05 Sep 2025 12:36 GMT
A new report from Washington's Office of Financial Management (OFM) projects that more than 30,000 jobs in the state could be lost by 2029 as a result of tariffs. The analysis identified crop production, food, beverage, and tobacco manufacturing, along …
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How non-farm primary activities sustain livelihoods in rural India
09 Sep 2025 13:45 GMT
… include mining and quarrying, fisheries, forestry, and animal husbandry. The … , the fisheries sector provides employment to around 28 million people … government or private services, wage labour (both farm and … role of the real “workers” in these sectors are …