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...

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Published in:California Agriculture
Main Authors: P Martin, G Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1990-11-01
Online Access:https://californiaagriculture.org/article/110451-farm-employment-and-wage-patterns-in-the-mid-1980s
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