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Growers of sweet cherries now eligible for federal subsidies
Jul 25, 2019

New labor law causing anxiety on N.Y. farms

When Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the Farmworkers Bill into law last week, farmworker advocates were cheered, and many farmers were seriously dismayed. The new law goes into effect Jan. […]

Labor-practices bill for farmworkers worries farmers
May 24, 2019

Labor-practices bill for farmworkers worries farmers

For years, advocates for farmworkers have lobbied to end exemptions to labor laws that exist on farms but with little success. Since Democrats took control of the state Senate last […]