Asparagus harvest requires time, skill and physically demanding labor — farm workers bend down and cut each stalk by hand at ...

Although they may be more costly up front, he sees such climate-friendly investments as a necessary expense — and more ...

Trump’s pick for border security ... tomatoes and the other 300-plus crops grown in California? Who will work in the state’s dairies, meat plants, and food processing factories, most located ...

Agriculture workers are particularly vulnerable to the health effects of heat and smoke. Outside activities such as digging irrigation ditches and picking crops can raise body temperatures and ...

Unable to find the seasonal labour they rely upon to harvest fruit and vegetables, many farmers have been faced with leaving their crops to rot ... few permanent farm workers anymore.