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The purpose of migrant farm labor camp regulations is to provide federal standards for employer or farm labor contractor-provided housing for migrant farmworkers.
Leo C. Polopolus +3 more
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Interpersonal communication tops concerns of farm supervisors
I interviewed 42 farm supervisors in the northern San Joaquin Valley, in order to explore how they became supervisors and how they feel about the work and deal with employee discipline.
Gregory Encina Billikopf
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Crew workers split between hourly and piece-rate pay
When properly managed, piece-rate pay can result in enhanced wages for crew workers and increased productivity for growers. Despite the benefits of piece rate, crew workers were evenly divided between those who favor hourly pay and those who prefer piece-
Gregory Encina Billikopf
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No-tillage sorghum and garbanzo yields match or exceed standard tillage yields
To meet the requirements of California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, there is a critical need for crop production strategies with less reliance on irrigation from surface and groundwater sources.
Jeffrey P. Mitchell +12 more
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Farm labor contractor registration and testing regulations establish state standards and registration procedures for farm labor contractors (crew chiefs) operating in the State of Florida.
Leo C. Polopolus +3 more
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Labor Allocation under Income Surplus: A Coastal Farming Case in Yogyakarta, Indonesia [PDF]
Coastal farming households in Indonesia face structural labor underutilization despite high reliance on on-farm activities. In recent years, income diversification and labor shifts toward non-farm sectors have become increasingly visible, particularly in
Fauzan Muhammad +3 more
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Turnover rates are decreasing in California dairies
Dairy employees in the San Joaquin Valley are staying longer in their jobs. Our study in 2009 showed that the average length of employment has increased 250% since 1953 and 40% since 1984.
Gregorio Billikopf, Gustavo González
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Agriculture on the Brink: Climate Change, Labor and Smallholder Farming in Botswana
Botswana is a semi-arid, middle-income African country that imports 90 percent of its food. Despite its relative prosperity, Botswana also suffers from one of the highest measures of income inequality in the world, persistent poverty, and relatively high
William G. Moseley
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Farm labor scarcity could delay planting time and not simultaneously planting, so that it has influence to the index of rice planting, OPT’s disturbance which eventually affects to rice production.
Tota Suhendrata
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This study examines the effects of digital financial inclusion on non-farm employment of rural labor and the mediating mechanism of innovation and entrepreneurship activity using China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) and the provincial index of digital ...
Jin Ren +4 more
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