Labor
Labor housing in the Empire state
By Derrek Sigler, Assistant EditorLike many fruit and vegetable farmers across the country, growers in New York state often have to rely on migrant workers to harvest their crops.According to the New York State Department... more »
Farm optimizes capital, labor
Randall Patterson doesn't slow down often to think about Patterson Farm's growth in the last two decades. Salisbury PostTo read more, click here. more »
Tradition keeps migrant workers coming back to Ohio
Two things keep the Juarez family coming back to Darr Farms each year -- custom and necessity. Zanesville Times RecorderTo read more, click here. more »
Column: Farms rely on immigrant labor
I feel bad for many of the illegal immigrants coming into this country. Wausau Daily HeraldTo read more, click here. more »
California growers stop housing workers
By Matt Milkovich, Managing EditorFew growers in California provide housing for their seasonal workers these days. They used to, said Manuel Cunha, president of the Nisei Farmers League, but in the last few decades they... more »
Ag labor housing
By Matt Milkovich, Managing EditorIn May, Assistant Editor Derrek Sigler and I grabbed a video camera and visited Scott Lewis, who runs Lewis Orchard in New Era, Mich., and is the current chairman of the... more »
Report puts growers in a bad light
When I sat down to read my local newspaper, The Grand Rapids Press, a few weeks ago, I was greeted with this headline: "State report says Michigan migrant farmworkers working in ‘intolerable' and ‘unconscionable' conditions."The... more »
Florida growers not required to provide housing
By Everett Brazill III, Southern Correspondent This is part of an VGN series on migrant labor housing conditions in different states. Housing in Michigan was covered in the previous issue. This story examines conditions in... more »
Health Care Rules
President Obama and Congress revamped the U.S. health care system in March. You might have heard about it. There's a lot of information – and a lot of opinions – swirling around regarding how things... more »
Study Finds Midwest Could Profit by Growing Fruit, Vegetables
The Midwest is known more for growing corn than cauliflower, but if its farmers raised the fruit and vegetables eaten in the Heartland, they could create thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in income,... more »
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