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Farmworkers march in Palm Beach, calling for better wages, conditions
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPALM BEACH — More than 300 farmworkers and supporters marched last weekend through a town with...
Overtime law was supposed to help these California workers. Many make less money now
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoAs a 2016 California law requiring agricultural employers to pay overtime continues to roll out in...
Cannabis workers face death and exploitation. California is stepping in after Times investigation
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWorkers including this man were recruited to a licensed cannabis farm in Trinity County and said...
Controversy Rocks Better Cotton’s Uzbek Program
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBetter Cotton’s foray into Uzbekistan appeared to signal a fresh start for the Central Asian nation’s cotton industry, which major apparel brands and...
Beekeeping helped Linden Army vet recover from PTSD. Now his honey is in stores nationwide
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJust north of Fayetteville in the town of Linden lies Secret Garden Bees, a veteran-owned farm that...
Publix, Wendy’s refuse to sign farmworkers’ fair-food pledge | Commentary
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoFlorida has a long, ugly and ongoing history of abuse and exploitation in its farm fields. Edward R....
California’s international contract workers could gain some protections through bills awaiting Gov....
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo bills awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature — or veto — would broaden protections for an...
Global wine glut compounds headaches for struggling California vineyards
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLodi Winegrape Commissioner Stuart Spencer walks past rows of shriveled, unpicked grapes recently....
Effects of drought, freeze on the minds of Colusa Co. farmers
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 8—Continuing drought conditions and the aftermath of a severe freeze continue to be prominent issues on the minds of Colusa County farmers. Water levels can greatly affect a farmer's ability ...
