Labor
United Farm Workers alleges illegal tactics in Corralitos Farms election
The United Farm Workers is challenging the results of an election for union representation at Corralitos Farms LLC.The UFW, on the losing side when more than 350 farmworkers cast ballots Sept. 19 in Watsonville and... more »
Can pilfering PYO pickers be pinched?
Who hasn't seen someone "sample" the fruit in a pick-your-own stand, or seen kids walk out from the strawberry patch with as many berries on them as they have in the bucket? In some cases,... more »
Ohio family grows with the market
Three farms. Four thousand acres. Thirty-five commodities grown. Another 30 or so bought from other growers. Those numbers give a sense of the size and complexity of Buurma Farms, based in Willard, Ohio.In the busy... more »
Savvy farmers save pumpkin crop, Halloween
It took some creative thinking and extra labor, but area farmers rescued their 2012 pumpkin harvests from the ravages of severe drought. Yes, there will be a happy Halloween.At Maize Valley Farms and Winery, 6193... more »
Children sell fruits (and vegetables) of their labor in new enterprise
A new successful startup farming business in Fremont, Ohio, is turning heads.Every Friday from about 1 to 6 p.m., the owners and operators of The Vegetable Hut at WSOS Stricker Family Development Center take to... more »
California approves bill allowing farm workers to enforce heat regulations
The California Senate approved a bill allowing farm workers to sue employers who repeatedly fail to comply with mandatory shade and drinking water requirements as spelled out under the state's labor law.Since California issued the... more »
Family, persistence, Twinkies help Ohio farm survive
When Dave Weilnau was growing up, just about every farmer in his part of north-central Ohio sold their vegetables wholesale to local buyers. That's not the case anymore."As far as I know, there's no one... more »
Women farm workers win sex harassment case
While picking tomatoes for DiMare Ruskin, one of Florida's largest growers, Catalina Ramirez says her crew leader would repeatedly ask her for sex, according to a lawsuit.In the same Immokalee fields, Lucia Reyes says she... more »
