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Proposed labour rules for Alberta farms go public

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 6, 2017

The Alberta public will get about a month to speak its mind on proposed changes to provincial labour laws, with the goal of applying those changes to farms and ranches. The province on Monday released a pair of reports from technical working groups (TWGs) reviewing farm and ranch operations’ status under the Employment Standards Code […] Read more

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California first state to promise overtime to farmworkers

By Reuters September 12, 2016

Sacramento | Reuters — California will become the first U.S. state to require farmers to pay overtime to field workers and fruit pickers under a bill signed Monday by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown. The bill would phase in overtime pay for farmworkers from 2019 to 2022. In an industry where a workweek during the harvest […] Read more

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Globalized economy seen more susceptible to weather extremes

By Megan Rowling June 13, 2016

Barcelona | Thomson Reuters Foundation — The globalization of the world’s economy this century has made it far more vulnerable to the impacts of extreme weather, including heat stress on workers, scientists said Friday. A study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Columbia University showed production losses caused by high temperatures, predicted […] Read more

U.S. President Barack Obama works Wednesday on an upcoming immigration speech with speechwriting director Cody Keenan and senior presidential speechwriter David Litt. (Pete Souza photo courtesy WhiteHouse.gov)

Crops, Reuters

Obama to offer deportation relief to 250,000 farm workers, union says

By Reuters November 20, 2014

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Barack Obama’s immigration reforms would lift the threat of deportation for at least 250,000 undocumented people who work on U.S. farms, Arturo Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers union, said Wednesday after meeting with Obama. “We were pleased to learn from the president today that at least 250,000 […] Read more

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Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions

U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up, soybeans sag on improving US crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

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Proposed labour rules for Alberta farms go public

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Obama to offer deportation relief to 250,000 farm workers, union says

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