Tending the Soil, Tending Life: A Guide to Effective Crop Cultivation Cultivation – the very word evokes images of sun-drenched fields, verdant rows of crops swaying in the breeze, and the steady rhythm of a farmer’s toil. But beyond the romanticized picture lies a science, an art, and a dedication to nurturing the land to yield its bounty. Effective cultivation
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Cultivating the Future: A Guide to Crop Production Planting Planting the seeds of life – it’s a simple act, yet it holds immense power. It’s the foundation of crop production, the starting point for a journey that nourishes communities and sustains our planet. But planting effectively isn’t just about poking a seed in the ground. It’s a delicate dance between
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This article is by migrant advocate Chris Ramsaroop My foray into migrant worker organization was accidental. Migrant farm laborers from Mexico staged a wildcat strike in Leamington, Ontario, approximately 300 kilometers southwest of Toronto, in 2001. They were protesting a variety of working and living conditions, including their housing and kitchen facilities. The workers were returned to their place of
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Food is an inextricable part of our lives. Everybody eats, and nearly half of the world’s population live in households with at least one member employed in agrifood. As we look forward to 2024, uncertainties abound in our food system which has been impacted by an unstable climate, food price inflation, ongoing wars and Washington’s political deadlock including the stalled Farm Bill. From PepsiCoPEP +1.4% to
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Migrant laborers Canada’s Montréal- A United Nations expert has cautioned that Canada’s temporary foreign worker programs are a “breeding ground” for contemporary versions of slavery, nearly a year after Jamaican farmworkers in Ontario province reported mistreatment. Tomoya Obokata, the UN’s special rapporteur on new forms of slavery, expressed his dismay on Wednesday, saying that he was “deeply disturbed by the
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Thousands of foreign laborers are attracted to Canada’s agricultural industry annually. Getting a farming career in Canada as a foreign resident can be a terrific way to increase your income, live comfortably, and support the development of the country’s agricultural sector. Despite the fact that Canada’s core agricultural sector is expanding, there is a severe scarcity of farm laborers. Over
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TOPEKA — Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas criticized a plan by President Joe Biden’s administration to strengthen enforcement protocols and worker rights for those enrolled in a federal visa program that is increasingly used to fill labor shortages in American agriculture. The Biden administration’s proposed reform, according to Marshall, a Republican member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee,
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The summertime harvest of Palisade peaches, Olathe sweet corn, and Rocky Ford melons will soon be enjoyed by Coloradans. However, the producers of such produce have a significant challenge. There simply aren’t enough employees. According to David Harold of the Tuxedo Corn Company in Olathe, “I cannot find domestic workers who want to work seasonally at any price.” On their
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According to remarks made by attendees at a symposium on soybeans, American farmers anticipate that new technologies will increase productivity on their fields in the upcoming years, but they are concerned about labor availability. Farmers predicted that technical advancements, such as improved soil sampling tools and soy and corn seeds, will lead to increased agricultural yields in the upcoming growing
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The labor force in agriculture is declining and has been for some time. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, there are around 2.4 million farm positions that need to be filled each year, yet the number of workers is drastically decreasing. The shortages are caused by several factors. According to the agriculture bureau, immigrants from South America and Mexico
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