Labor
Ag Can Cure Country’s Woes
As I watch our government blunder, giving away billions of dollars to banks, special interest groups and foreign governments and arguing over health care reform, it occurred to me that agriculture has totally lost its... more »
Migrant Worker Told Police He Shot Edward Rasch in the Chest After He Was Fired, Arrest Affidavit Sh
Alone in the United States for over 23 years, Socorro Hurtado-Garcia became part of Edward Rasch's family, but court records show a December layoff severed those ties and led to Hurtado-Garcia plotting his boss' death.... more »
Chase Vineyards: Enjoying the Fruit of their Labor
Leroy and Mary Louise Chase represent many longtime farmers, not only in Mendocino County but throughout California's wine country. Ukiah Daily JournalClick here to read the rest of the story. more »
Great Recession Effects Could Linger for Decades
We may be just beginning to emerge from a really big, but “normal,” recession. It’s “normal” for the circumstances, but this recession is “abnormal” in that its effects are likely to linger for years and... more »
Idaho Fruit Research Program Saved by Private Funds
The fruit research program at the Parma, Idaho, Research and Extension Center has been saved from elimination – and the station itself saved from closure – by an industry benefactor with little interest in fruit.... more »
A Nifty Sucker: Vacuum Machine Harvests Fresh-Market Apples
A vacuum-cleaner-like machine that boosts apple picker productivity by 25 percent, cuts the level of bruising in half compared to hand picking and can use less experienced, less physically robust workers was demonstrated in a... more »
Let Them Play Video Games?
It’s a shame, really. The things people admire about Hispanic workers ¬– the solid work ethic and strong family values ¬– can come back and bite everybody ¬– the employers, the workers, the do-gooders and... more »
Holdings of Fresh and Processing Apples Down from 2008
Holdings of both fresh and processing apples in the U.S. are down from a year ago, according to a storage survey released today by the U.S. Apple Association (USApple), the national trade association for the... more »
Meijer, Walmart, Kroger Drop South Haven Blueberry Grower, ABC to Air Undercover Footage of Children
Walmart Inc., Meijer Inc. and Kroger Co. have suspended business dealings with Adkin Blue Ribbon Packing Co. which will be included in a child-labor documentary on ABC tonight. Grand Rapids PressClick here to read the... more »
Michigan Blueberry Farms Fined for Child Labor and Working Condition Violations
Two blueberry growers, Jawor Brothers in Ravenna and Adkin Blue Ribbon Packing Co. in South Haven, have been fined a total of $2,584 for child labor violations. Grand Rapids PressClick here more »
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