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The Farm Workforce Modernization Act is back on the table. Who is it really for?

07.22.2021
Jessica Fu
NYC street vendors protest exorbitant fines as city reopens
07.19.2021
by Olivia Heffernan
After speaking up and walking away from Bon Appétit, Ryan Walker-Hartshorn re-evaluates her expectations of food media
07.19.2021
by Ryan Walker-Hartshorn + Talia Moore
Mexico is phasing out imports of glyphosate and GMO corn. Supporters say that could reverse years of damage from U.S. trade policy.
07.19.2021
by Renée Alexander + Simran Sethi
Supreme Court decision could mean an increase in labor trafficking of farm workers
07.15.2021
by Kate Cimini
Biden is targeting non-compete agreements with an executive order. Here’s what that could mean for the restaurant industry.
07.13.2021
by Jessica Fu
Restaurant workers across North Carolina say there’s no labor shortage. It’s a ‘wage shortage.’
07.08.2021
by Tina Vasquez
Ahead of wildfire season, Washington Farm Bureau has been lobbying against emergency worker health protections
07.02.2021
by Jessica Fu
How palm oil became the world’s most hated, most used fat source
07.01.2021
by Jonathan E. Robins
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