A searing heat wave has destroyed or badly damaged many California crops. The heat caused some of the crops to ripen early. With not enough labor to pick them. Yet these farms refused help from other farms-in a rotating labor request.
California dairy farmers witnessed thousands of their cows die. Yet again offers to take the animals from many were refused.
The state also had the worst deficit.
Your cost will go up-this will affect all.
Information can be found--U.S. News-World Reports-And Many Farm Newspapers (please find the not bias ones).
So will they blame this on labor shortage (even though they were offered a solution)?
Is there a political agenda behind this?
How do you feel about it?
Every comment welcome.
2006-09-23 14:58:03 · 5 answers · asked by *** The Earth has Hadenough*** 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
The first two posts are funny-good to see a sense of humor.
2006-09-23 15:06:01 · update #1
Teregas-thanks for coming--I wrote where you can look up information. And it has to do with labor they are using. Please read and do your own research.
2006-09-23 15:22:54 · update #2
Yars-your right about that-I remember the so called claim of shortages-while ships filled with fuel were waiting in the sea. Hmmmm
2006-09-23 15:31:50 · update #3
That's exactly what happened with the fake gas shortage in 1974 when we were standing in line for hours to get gas - and we had to have the right 'license plate'.
It's all bogus. I haven't a sympathy for one of them.
2006-09-23 15:21:16 · answer #1 · answered by yars232c 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
This is the first I heard of this. However, I am a strong proponent of the "eat local" movement. In America, food travels an average of 2500 miles to reach us. We've grown accustomed to having strawberries and tomatoes and other out-of-season foods year-round, but at what cost? 20% of the fuel used to produce them is spent on the farm; the other 80 % is spent on processing, packaging and transporting. Tell me how this makes sense. I see peope in the supermarket buying canned beans and frozen broccoli when fresh vegetables are available at their farmers' market. I don't have to worry about bagged spinach: I buy locally from a farmer I trust.
Buying locally supports family farms and keeps the money in the community. It's healthier food too. Think about it.
2006-09-23 22:09:25 · answer #2 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What are you smoking? The same crap as Dave? There is no disaster in California.
Link the sites, can't link then it means you are making stuff up. I live in California and about the only news we have had is gas prices dropping.
And what does this have to do with immigration?
2006-09-23 22:13:01 · answer #3 · answered by Tegeras 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I'm sure it a sign from god against all the homosexuals,(sarcasm) ... more likely... global warming.
2006-09-23 22:01:00 · answer #4 · answered by Eric B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lets see,you were sent disease,famine,destruction........I'll be d..a..m..e..d not even god likes mexicans.......lmao
2006-09-23 22:03:29 · answer #5 · answered by darkvale 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋