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For Farmworkers, Sometimes It’s the Little Things that Count
Over the last few months, the other Bon Appetit Management Company Fellows and I have been driving around the country, visiting small farms in Bon App... more »
New York Senate Panel Votes Down Farm Labor Bill
A hotly debated bill to expand farmworker rights was defeated Tuesday by the state Senate Agriculture Committee. The Daily NewsClick here to read the ... more »
Reining in Rhizoc
Rhizoctonia solani, more commonly known as black scurf, is a common fungus that attacks potatoes in the early season of their development. The pathoge... more »
Report Says Michigan Migrant Farmworkers Working in ‘Unconscionable’ Conditions
Thousands of migrant farmworkers in Michigan are living and working in "intolerable" and "unconscionable" conditions, according to a scathing report r... more »
UFW, Growers Push for Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Farm Workers
Supporters of immigration reform are making another push to pass a congressional bill that would give undocumented farm workers a path to permanent re... more »
Genesee, Orleans Say ‘No’ to Farm Labor Overtime Bill
County lawmakers in Genesee and Orleans counties on Wednesday both passed resolutions stating their opposition to a state proposal that would allow fa... more »
Seeding Change
Reports of the demise of the Russet Burbank may be a little premature, but there is a developing sense that the mighty variety is slowly be... more »
Late Blight
New strains of late blight are creating problems for Florida potato growers, leading scientists to find out why the disease is changing before it beco... more »
N.Y. Farm Labor Bill Moves Closer to Senate Vote
Allies for expanding farmworker rights in New York scored a mini-victory Wednesday when the Senate Labor Committee moved the Farmworkers Fair Labor Pr... more »
Senator Gains Sway on N.Y. Bill
The Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act was rerouted Thursday to the Senate Agriculture Committee, a surprise reversal that gave state Sen. Darrel J.... more »
