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Seasonal farm labor and COVID-19 spread. [PDF]
Appl Econ Perspect Policy, 2022 Charlton D.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farmers markets provide a direct‐to‐consumer marketing path for farmers and small businesses, facilitating customer discovery and product refinement. This paper explores farmers markets as a business incubator, with a focus on beginning vendors and resilience to a shock, namely, COVID‐19 market restrictions.
Mallory L. Rahe +2 more
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Liberating bodies and food systems from the everyday violence of industrial sustenance
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community DevelopmentFirst paragraph: Seth M. Holmes’s book, Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States, initially published in 2013 and revised in 2023, lays out the hidden costs of superfoods that are widely considered to be health-giving and ...
David Fazzino
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The distribution of farm labor [PDF]
, 2018 May 8, 1917, O.R. Johnson ; Typescript ; M.A. University of Missouri 1917 ; It is important that a farmer know the labor requirements in the productions of the various crops and in the production of the various classes of livestock, and that he know what influence a combination of crops and stock has on the distribution of farm labor.
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Policy Reform and Off-farm Labor Supply by Operators in the Delta Region: A [PDF]
Off-farm employment has been an integral part of the emerging structure of production agriculture in the South. Government farm program payments, farm structure, and strong non-farm economy have important impact on labor allocation, farm and non-farm ...
Mishra, Ashok K., Paudel, Krishna P.
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török +6 more
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FARM LABOR TRENDS AND MANAGEMENT IN WASHINGTON STATE [PDF]
The Washington State farm labor market is a pivotal point in the western migrant stream. Farm employers argue that the seasonal labor market has tightened as a result of changes in immigration policy and economic conditions, even as they increase acreage
Thilmany, Dawn D.
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Import Wheat Tenders and the Effects of the Russian Invasion
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Risk and volatility for many commodities escalated sharply following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, creating numerous uncertainties for trading firms and importers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the bidding behavior in Egyptian wheat import tenders in the pre‐ and post‐invasion periods.
William W. Wilson +2 more
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Automated lettuce thinners reduce labor requirements and increase speed of thinning
California Agriculture, 2017 Salinas Valley lettuce growers are adopting automated lettuce thinners to improve labor efficiency. We conducted field studies in 2014 and 2015 to compare the time involved in automated and manual thinning of direct-seeded lettuce and any differences in ...
Elizabeth Mosqueda +3 more
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FARM HOUSEHOLD LABOR ALLOCATION AND HIRED LABOR DEMANDS IN THE MIDWEST U.S.: THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS [PDF]
In addition to farm work, most farm households in developed countries have at least one person working off-farm. The purpose of this paper is to examine if, and how, government payments, personal characteristics and household characteristics affect labor
Maud ROUCAN-KANE, Roman KEENEY
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