Farm employment and wage patterns in the mid-1980s
Wages paid to hired workers make up the single largest production expense for California crop and livestock farmers, and they rose 11% between 1984 and 1988. Crop and livestock employment is becoming concentrated on fewer, larger farms, and labor contractor employment is becoming fragmented among sm...
| Published in: | California Agriculture |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
1990-11-01
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| Online Access: | https://californiaagriculture.org/article/110451-farm-employment-and-wage-patterns-in-the-mid-1980s |
| Summary: | Wages paid to hired workers make up the single largest production expense for California crop and livestock farmers, and they rose 11% between 1984 and 1988. Crop and livestock employment is becoming concentrated on fewer, larger farms, and labor contractor employment is becoming fragmented among smaller contractors. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-0845 2160-8091 |