agriculture
Farmworkers say new Oregon pesticide standards only benefit growers
July 20, 2018Ramon Ramirez, a farmworker leader in Oregon, says “the rule changes favor the growers rather than the people who pick the crops."
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France: Beekeepers struggle to survive as hives continue to die off
July 2, 2018French beekeepers are demanding the support which will allow them to survive: food is only possible thanks to pollinators and if there are no beekeepers there will be no bees.
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L.A. Times Food Bowl: Beyond elitist culinary excursions
April 20, 2018“No one needs another food event that’s just concentrated on ‘fancy’ stuff," says L.A. Times food editor Amy Scattergood. This year's L.A. Food Bowl promises to be anything but.
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California farm workers finally win 25-year-old Gerawan Farms case
December 8, 2017California’s gigantic peach and grape grower, Gerawan Farms, reached the end of its legal road last week at the state Supreme Court, when justices unanimously threw out its claim that the company was not bound by...
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Saving socialism: Cuba renews land reform to bolster food production
August 29, 2017Cuba is now spending more on imported food than it did in 2008. The survival of Cuban socialism rests on a secure food supply.
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