by Gabriel Silverman | Nov 10, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – The use of pesticides added $1.88 billion to Arkansas crop value, spurred $3.74 billion in additional economic activity and generated 11,081 jobs within the state, according to an industry report released Tuesday. CropLife America, the organization...
by Gabriel Silverman | Nov 7, 2011 | Business & Tech
WILSON, N.C. – For every bucket of sweet potatoes Pablo picks he gets 40 cents. At that rate he’ll need to pick and haul 3,750 buckets to eclipse the $1,500 he paid to a coyote – a term for someone who helps undocumented immigrants jump the U.S. border....
by Gabriel Silverman | Nov 7, 2011 | Business & Tech
ENGELHARD, N.C. – Few people in Engelhard, N.C., understand the effect of government bureaucracy better than vegetable farmer Debbie Daughtry. Nearly two feet of regulatory paperwork is stacked on her desk. Since participating in the H-2A visa program that...
by Gabriel Silverman | Nov 3, 2011 | Topics
WASHINGTON- New to D.C.? As a native, allow me to welcome you to the nation’s capital. It’s a beautiful city where the tectonic plates of politics and economics slam together. Between the lure of working for the White House or on Capitol Hill and an...
by Gabriel Silverman | Oct 12, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON — As the “Occupy” movement spreads across the country, the chief criticism of the protesters seems to be: What do they want? Everyone from President Barack Obama to labor unions seem to realize that the protests, which started on Sept. 17 in New York and...
