Mexico ministries investigate cyclospora linked to Mexican farm

By Emily Green MEXICO CITY, July 18 (Reuters) - Mexico’s health and agricultural ministries announced they are investigating ...
Yahoo

3 Mexican nationals indicted for trafficking ag workers

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury recently returned a 35-count indictment charging three Mexican citizens for trafficking Mexican ...
Modern Farmer

For Mexican Farmworkers H2A Jobs Come with a Social Cost

Gael gets a little nervous when asked if he could discuss his seven years as an H2A guest worker on a Tennessee tobacco farm. The 27-year-old sat on a wooden chair outside his home on Isla Tecuena. It ...
EHS Today

Study: Cultural Beliefs About Pesticides Put Mexican Farm Workers At Risk

Mexican immigrant farm laborers may face an increased risk of exposure to harmful pesticides due to their cultural perceptions, suggests a study appearing in a supplemental issue of the American ...
KCRW

Mexican Farmworkers on Strike Over Labor Abuses

Hundreds of farmworkers are on strike this week in Baja California. An investigative report in the Los Angeles Times exposed widespread labor abuses on farms in Mexico late last year.That caught the ...
Nasdaq

Mexican lawmakers push wider pesticides ban; farm groups alarmed

MEXICO CITY, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A broad coalition of Mexican lawmakers is pushing to ban nearly 200 chemicals used in pesticides, saying they endanger human health, and the plan has alarmed farmers who ...
Reuters

Mexican avocado farmers seek U.S asylum after threats -migrants group

TIJUANA, May 16 (Reuters) - A large Mexican family crossed into the United States on Sunday seeking asylum after threats from suspected criminals forced them to flee their avocado farm, a migrants ...