California agriculture would suffer unless Congress overhauls the immigration system, the Obama administration said Monday in a renewed push to lobby for a Senate-approved measure that has the support of the Golden State’s farm lobby. Seventy-three percent of California’s agricultural workers are non-citizens — the highest in any state — and a majority of them … Continue reading
South African farmers have started laying off labourers just two days after the government raised the minimum wage for the sector by 50 per cent in response to a wave of violent farm strikes, an industry official said on Wednesday. The government hiked the base wage to 105 rand (US$11.86) a day on Monday but … Continue reading