Comments on: Opinion: As the Heat Rises, We Must Do Better at Protecting Agricultural Workers https://modernfarmer.com/2023/07/opinion-heat-agricultural-workers/ Farm. Food. Life. Mon, 13 May 2024 15:35:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Otis R. Needleman https://modernfarmer.com/2023/07/opinion-heat-agricultural-workers/#comment-65739 Sun, 30 Jul 2023 23:14:58 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=149722#comment-65739 EVERYONE working outside in hot weather deserves all the protection possible from the heat. Just the right thing to do.

]]> By: Loren Luyendyk https://modernfarmer.com/2023/07/opinion-heat-agricultural-workers/#comment-65732 Sun, 30 Jul 2023 17:39:56 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=149722#comment-65732 The reall issue here js that the majority of farm laborers are paid by the piece not by the hour. They are incentivized to hustle, the faster you work the more money you make. So they literally run back and forth picking as long as the boss will let them. This is driven by market price which we as consumers are responsible for.

I have a crazy idea for a win-win solution… plant rows of trees for shade and wind breaks. The trees could even be a crop! And maybe incentivize farmers to pay hourly so they dont pass on the price to the consumer.

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