To the editor: After reading this article, my first thought was that it boggles the mind that California’s $61-billion agricultural industry could fail on so many levels to protect the most vulnerable ...

The summer sun burned through the clouds in the Salinas Valley, where a bounty of berries and leafy green vegetables grows across this rich farmland renowned as the “Salad Bowl of the World.” Jose, a ...

A 17-year-old farmworker, who began laboring in the fields when he was 13, holds fresh strawberries from the Salinas Valley. (Photo by Barbara Davidson/Special for Capital & Main) Hundreds of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California officials say they are enhancing coordination among state agencies to better protect underage ...

GRAND FORKS - On family farms, the transition from riding in a parent's lap on a tractor to operating one can be a matter of just a few years. "In the 15 to 18 years I've been teaching tractor safety ...

Born into poverty in Arizona, his family was drawn to California’s fields. There, he became a civil rights icon for Mexican Americans. By Shawn Hubler Reporting from Los Angeles A migrant laborer who ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. To the editor: After reading this article, my first thought was that it boggles the mind that California’s ...

Child laborers and other farmworkers in California are being exposed to toxic pesticides, in part because of splintered enforcement of safety regulations. A 17-year-old farmworker, who began laboring ...