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Archive Home > 2006 > September > 27 > Rethink farm labor bill

Rethink farm labor bill


September 27, 2006

Oregon farmers knew it before the U.S. Department of Agriculture made it official: Though the value of what they grew last year went up, what they made on it went down. Rising fuel costs were to blame for part of the decline, but rising labor costs also took a bite. Though state legislators can....

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