Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Employees wait for the next load of pecans to be dropped off at the cleaning plant at the Green Valley Pecan Company on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. (Photo by Rebecca Noble / Arizona Sonora News)

Guest farm workers do not always understand the rules

steven spooner December 4, 2017

With almost no one in the U.S. willing to work harvest jobs, farms have imported workers via temporary visas, a program widely criticized for the extensive bureaucratic requirements including housing...

By Steven Spooner
Cienega farms in Mescal Arizona at sunset on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Cienega is an alpaca farm, with a number of animals from llamas to donkeys.

How farms cope with a closed border

steven spooner October 12, 2017

With winter lettuce season starting in November, farms and the agriculture industry are rushing to find workers for harvest. A difficult task, made more difficult with the anti-immigration rhetoric...

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