Trump Administration Rules Dairy Farmers Can Hire H-2A Workers

Wisconsin dairy farms could gain new hiring option under visa changes

Reading Time: 4 minutes Wisconsin dairy farmers may have a new avenue to hire workers under new seasonal labor visa rules the Trump administration announced Wednesday.The U.S. Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security will give dairy farmers broader access to the federal H-2A program, through which farmers can secure temporary visas for seasonal agricultural workers.  The dairy industry has lobbied for years to ease program rules b…

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative: Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative applauds Trump Administration’s new H-2A guidance

GREEN BAY, Wis. —Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative applauds the Trump administration’s announcement of new guidance for dairy use of the H-2A program. The guidance, released on Wednesday, now allows dairy operations to use the work visa program if they can...

Trump admin eases pressure on dairy farmers with visa update

H-2A visas have been unavailable for dairy farm workers, with the USDA saying the change would give farmers greater certainty.

Trump Administration Rules Dairy Farmers Can Hire H-2A Workers

Farm labor groups welcomed new DHS guidance clarifying that dairy operations may qualify for H-2A workers when they can demonstrate a temporary or seasonal labor need under existing law. The policy arrives as House lawmakers prepare broader legislation that would permanently expand H-2A eligibility beyond seasonal agricultural work.

Dairy Companies Can Now Apply for H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Visas

The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor have issued new guidance clarifying that dairy businesses nationwide can employ foreign nationals through the H-2A temporary visa program. The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker program issues visas to applicants performing temporary or seasonal agricultural work in the United States. However, this posed challenges to dairy farmers. “Unlike most other agricultural production, there…

Dairy farmers able to access H-2A program under new interpretations

New federal clarifications on the H-2A guest worker program will allow dairy farms to access temporary workers. National Council of Farmer Cooperatives CEO Duane Simpson tells Brownfield, “We’ve been working for years to try to expand the use of H-2A labor to those organizations that need labor that is virtually year-round, the law has always […] The post Dairy farmers able to access H-2A program under new interpretations appeared first on Brown…