Dos trabajadores agrícolas mexicanos murieron en el incendio de una casa mòvil en Carolina del Norte. Su historia ilustra cómo el programa de visados agrícolas más importante del país está fallando a los trabajadores que se supone debe proteger.
Eleven recipients of the World Food Prize called on governments to increase food aid and agricultural assistance to people struggling with hunger and malnutrition. The laureates pointed to the growing risks as war and violent conflicts spread.
Dave Dickey writes about a lawsuit filed by California and other states in his latest column. He explains: "By the late 1980s, climate change discussion had entered the political landscape. And it wasn't pretty. "
Two Mexican farmworkers died in a trailer fire in North Carolina. Their story illustrates how the nation’s most important agricultural visa program is failing the workers it is supposed to protect.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a history of discrimination. Legislators are pressing it to release more data that could show what progress it’s making.
