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Agricultural Labor in the United States [electronic resource].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Agriculture issues and policiesPublication details: Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013.Description: 1 online resource (156 p.)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781622574919
  • 1622574915
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Agricultural Labor in the United States: Considerations and Select ResearchDDC classification:
  • 331.7630973
LOC classification:
  • HD1525
Online resources:
Contents:
AGRICULTURAL LABOR IN THE UNITED STATES CONSIDERATIONS AND SELECT RESEARCH ; AGRICULTURAL LABOR IN THE UNITED STATES CONSIDERATIONS AND SELECT RESEARCH ; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1 THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF CHANGES IN IMMIGRATION POLICY ON U.S. AGRICULTURE AND THE MARKET FOR HIRED FARM LABOR: A SIMULATION ANALYSIS ; ABSTRACT ; SUMMARY ; What Is the Issue? ; What Did the Study Find?; How Was the Study Conducted? ; INTRODUCTION1 ; RECENT LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS ; RESEARCH ON PREVIOUS IMMIGRATION POLICY CHANGES5 ; RESEARCH METHODS; SIMULATIONS ; Effects on the Labor Market
Effects on Agricultural Output and ExportsEconomy-Wide Effects ; RESEARCH CAVEATS ; CONCLUSION ; APPENDIX. THE USAGE MODEL AND ITS APPLICATION TO IMMIGRATION ; The USAGE Model's Labor-Market Module ; Labor Supply from Workers to Activities ; Labor Demand in the United States ; How Are Farmworkers Represented within the Model? ; REFERENCES ; End Notes ; Chapter 2 THE U.S. PRODUCE INDUSTRY AND LABOR: FACING THE FUTURE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY ; ABSTRACT ; SUMMARY ; What Is the Issue? ; What Did the Study Find? ; How Was the Study Conducted?; INTRODUCTION
THE PRODUCE INDUSTRY IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY Options for U.S. Producers If Wages Rise ; Adjusting to Rising Costs ; Harvest Mechanization ; Investment in Mechanization Research ; Adoption of Mechanical Harvesters ; Industry Case Studies: Pressure to Reduce Labor Costs and Industry Response ; WASHINGTON STATE'S FRESH-MARKET APPLES ; Major Changes Affecting Labor Use ; Labor ; Apple Outlook ; FLORIDA'S PROCESSING AND CALIFORNIA'S FRESH-MARKET ORANGES; Florida's Processing Oranges ; California's Fresh-Market Oranges ; Processing and Fresh-Market Orange Outlook ; RAISINS
Harvest Systems Raisin Outlook ; CALIFORNIA'S FRESH-MARKET STRAWBERRIES ; Strawberry Labor ; Strawberry Outlook ; FRESH-MARKET ASPARAGUS ; Harvesting ; Asparagus Outlook ; LETTUCE; Harvesting ; Labor Situation ; Lettuce Outlook; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; End Notes ; Chapter 3 FARM LABOR SHORTAGES AND IMMIGRATION POLICY* ; SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION ; COMPOSITION OF THE SEASONAL FARM LABOR FORCE ; A FARM LABOR SHORTAGE? ; Underlying Assumptions ; Employment ; Unemployment ; Time Worked ; Hours Worked ; Days Worked ; Wages; CONCLUSION ; End Notes ; INDEX ; Blank Page
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AGRICULTURAL LABOR IN THE UNITED STATES CONSIDERATIONS AND SELECT RESEARCH ; AGRICULTURAL LABOR IN THE UNITED STATES CONSIDERATIONS AND SELECT RESEARCH ; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1 THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF CHANGES IN IMMIGRATION POLICY ON U.S. AGRICULTURE AND THE MARKET FOR HIRED FARM LABOR: A SIMULATION ANALYSIS ; ABSTRACT ; SUMMARY ; What Is the Issue? ; What Did the Study Find?; How Was the Study Conducted? ; INTRODUCTION1 ; RECENT LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS ; RESEARCH ON PREVIOUS IMMIGRATION POLICY CHANGES5 ; RESEARCH METHODS; SIMULATIONS ; Effects on the Labor Market

Effects on Agricultural Output and ExportsEconomy-Wide Effects ; RESEARCH CAVEATS ; CONCLUSION ; APPENDIX. THE USAGE MODEL AND ITS APPLICATION TO IMMIGRATION ; The USAGE Model's Labor-Market Module ; Labor Supply from Workers to Activities ; Labor Demand in the United States ; How Are Farmworkers Represented within the Model? ; REFERENCES ; End Notes ; Chapter 2 THE U.S. PRODUCE INDUSTRY AND LABOR: FACING THE FUTURE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY ; ABSTRACT ; SUMMARY ; What Is the Issue? ; What Did the Study Find? ; How Was the Study Conducted?; INTRODUCTION

THE PRODUCE INDUSTRY IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY Options for U.S. Producers If Wages Rise ; Adjusting to Rising Costs ; Harvest Mechanization ; Investment in Mechanization Research ; Adoption of Mechanical Harvesters ; Industry Case Studies: Pressure to Reduce Labor Costs and Industry Response ; WASHINGTON STATE'S FRESH-MARKET APPLES ; Major Changes Affecting Labor Use ; Labor ; Apple Outlook ; FLORIDA'S PROCESSING AND CALIFORNIA'S FRESH-MARKET ORANGES; Florida's Processing Oranges ; California's Fresh-Market Oranges ; Processing and Fresh-Market Orange Outlook ; RAISINS

Harvest Systems Raisin Outlook ; CALIFORNIA'S FRESH-MARKET STRAWBERRIES ; Strawberry Labor ; Strawberry Outlook ; FRESH-MARKET ASPARAGUS ; Harvesting ; Asparagus Outlook ; LETTUCE; Harvesting ; Labor Situation ; Lettuce Outlook; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; End Notes ; Chapter 3 FARM LABOR SHORTAGES AND IMMIGRATION POLICY* ; SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION ; COMPOSITION OF THE SEASONAL FARM LABOR FORCE ; A FARM LABOR SHORTAGE? ; Underlying Assumptions ; Employment ; Unemployment ; Time Worked ; Hours Worked ; Days Worked ; Wages; CONCLUSION ; End Notes ; INDEX ; Blank Page

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