Dairy farmer Jeff King told the Albany Times Union that a lower overtime threshold will be "the final nail in the coffin for small family-run farms like his." “If a farm worker came to me and said they only wanted…
New York State Assembly Member Chris Tague, who represents farm country in the Hudson and Schoharie Valleys, wrote an opinion piece in the NY Daily News. He highlighted that many farmworkers have already left New York State seeking more hours…
LONG ISLAND, NY – Today, Long Island Farm Bureau representatives and coalition members from Grow NY Farms met with state officials and local farmers to discuss the imminent Wage Board decision that threatens to decrease the overtime threshold from 60…
The Plattsburgh Press Republican makes a strong case for maintaining the current 60-hour farm labor threshold. "While the idea of lowering the threshold for farmworkers earning overtime wages is good in principle, now is probably not the time to enact…
ALBANY,NY—Today, local farmers and farmworkers from across New York State warned state officials and all New Yorkers this Thanksgiving risks being the last with diverse and abundant locally grown New York products that we’ve all come to love. An imminent…
NEW YORK – Farm Credit East recently released a report forecasting a poor economic future for the agriculture sector if the state lowers the farmworker overtime threshold from 60 hours to 40 hours. The report concluded that a 40-hour overtime threshold will ultimately…
The Plattsburgh Press-Republican highlighted a diverse group from the agriculture community who shared their concerns, the labor needs, and economic challenges facing farmers and farmworkers should the 60-hour overtime threshold be lowered. Click Here to Read Full Story
PERU, NY – Today, coalition members from Grow NY Farms met with state officials at Rulfs Orchard to discuss the need to maintain the 60-hour overtime threshold for farmworkers. The event served as a continuation of Grow NY Farms’…
Dairy farmers in Saratoga and Washington Counties meet with their state representatives to talk about labor challenges in agriculture. This includes losing employees as farms limited overtime hours to control rising costs. Read more about the economic impact here in…
Grow NY Farms held a press conference at Torrey Farms in Elba, NY September 28, 2021 bringing together about 30 farmers, farmworkers and legislators. Farmer Maureen Torrey hosted the event where about a dozen farmers and farmworkers spoke asking that…