Produce
Could CA Produce Soon Cost You More? Farms Face Labor Shortages, Immigration Woes
“There’s nothing better than a hand-picked crop,” says Jeff Percy, vice president of southern production for Castroville-based Ocean Mist, the country's largest grower of fresh artichokes. “But there's the minimum wage, the cost," he says. "The bottom line is, we have to compete.”... Read more
January 29, 2019 | 1 min to read