Free webinar will untangle the ins and outs of H-2A visa program for foreign workers

Penn State Extension is hosting a webinar on U.S. travel restrictions on foreign workers due to the coronavirus crisis. As changes to the H-2A visa program for temporary workers threaten to disrupt the harvest for growers and the production/supply of essential food items overall, this educational event will help produce growers understand the new H-2A rules to ensure that their crops are picked and processed in a timely manner.

The webinar, on May 7 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. EST, will be a live town hall style event. It is free of charge but registration must be completed, at the latest, by 5:30 pm on the day of the webinar. Click here to register.

The subject-matter experts include rook Duer, Staff Attorney at the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law; Grant Meckley, Pennsylvania Keystone Health’s Agricultural Worker Program; Scott Sheely, Executive Director of the Lancaster County Agriculture Council; and Richard Stup, Agricultural Workforce Specialist at Cornell Cooperative Extension. Also joining us will be Alyssa Charney, Agriculture Legislative Assistant from Senator Casey’s Office.