California farmworkers remain nearly as exploited as fifty years ago. Filthy, substandard housing, a lack of water in the fields, pesticide poisoning, and poor sanitation define too much of their lives. These workers, migrant and beneath the radar of the Americans for whom they produce...
agriculture
The point in this New York Times op-ed is a good one--the state of farming in California is highly tenuous. Given that a huge percentage of the fruits and veggies.
It's not so much that the beef monopoly is evil. We all know that. It's that the beef monopoly is an evil subsidized directly by taxpayer dollars. That's a problem..
The defeat of the ag-gag bills in every state where agribusiness had them introduced was a major victory in 2013. Even if you don't care about animal rights, where animals are abused, usually so are workers. Many of these big agribusiness operations have long sought...
Green chile. The greatest gift New Mexico has given to the world, when you visit the Land of Enchantment, that chile is found everywhere from the most humble breakfast burrito.
While I sympathize with the South Dakota ranchers who are suffering from widespread cattle die-offs in the wake of this month's unexpected blizzard, it'd be easier to feel sorry for.
Not only does Megan McArdle not understand how agricultural subsidies work, she creates a myth about giving money to people for working being better than giving money to people for just living that she would never apply to people who were not consistent Republican voters....
Mark Bittman is making sense: Oddly, affordability is not the problem; in fact, the tomatoes are too cheap. If they cost more, farmers like Rominger would be more inclined to.
On August 3, 1913, the Wheatland Riot took place in California, leading to four deaths, including two workers and two law enforcement agents. A burst of violence caused by the.
In just about the only good thing for progressives in this year's horror film of state legislation, all 11 ag-gag bills were defeated. Attempts by agribusiness to criminalize anyone taking footage of their operations went down to defeat. However, I am extremely pessimistic that we...
Modern Farmer with a long look at a major problem with the Greek yogurt industry--endless amounts of very gross whey that is quite toxic to riparian ecosystems. New York produced.
House Republicans are moving forward in their ultimate goal of entrenching poverty, passing a farm bill that slashes food stamps. Steve King talks of food stamps that "expand the dependency.