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The solution to the immigrant labor crisis lies in comprehensive immigration reform, California group says.

Vermont’s congressional delegation is sponsoring companion bills to expand a visa program to allow struggling dairy farmers more access to foreign workers.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a controversial new immigration bill today, saying it will help the state solve a crisis that the federal government has refused to fix.

The installation uses four robotic milkers in sequence to prep and attach milker units.

Georgia’s immigration bill will hit farmers where it hurts.

As shortages of workers have intensified on Henderson County apple orchards and farms across the country, congressional panels have turned their attention toward proposals to fix the problem.

Dairy interests say decision could spawn ‘copycat’ legislation in other states and significantly affect employers who employ undocumented workers.

Working supervisors form the communication bridge between owner and workers.

Finding workers has become the number one concern for many local farmers. Tougher immigration laws, local people gravitating to other work, and the lack of an effective guest worker program makes filling the fields with workers more difficult than it was in the past.

The goal is to have at least 20 producers per state participate to get a more accurate picture of dairy labor rates.