Mott's Plant Workers Go on Strike

Union and company officials currently have no plans to resume negotiations to end the strike that began Sunday at the Mott's Inc. plant in Wayne County.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group spokesman Chris Barnes said Sunday the company "will have operations back up and running soon" as it brings in temporary workers and other Dr Pepper Snapple Group employees to fill in for the striking workers. Texas-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group owns Mott's.

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Mott's Plant Workers Go on Strike

NY Farmworker Rights Bill Introduced... Again

ALBANY — Another farmworker rights bill has been introduced in the N.Y. state Senate. Very similar in scope and wording to Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act (A1867-a/S2247-a), the new legislation is sponsored by Sen. George Onorato, D-12, Queens, the Senate labor chairman. The measure would guarantee farmworkers one day of rest every week, overtime pay, unemployment insurance and other provisions from which agricultural businesses are typically exempt.

In January, the Senate Labor Committee passed the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act. Then it went on to the Codes Committee. The Agricultural Committee reviewed and rejected the bill April 20...

"Be assured that the farm families of New York Farm Bureau will fight this bill with the same vigor we fought and defeated the last one," said Dean Norton, president of New York Farm Bureau.

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NY Farmworker Rights Bill Introduced... Again

Changes in Dairy Safety Net Expected

AG PANEL CHIEF: System May be Aimed at Limiting Production

WASHINGTON — In the next few years, dairy farmers are likely to see big changes in the safety net that protects them from crashing milk prices — including a first-ever comprehensive system to limit milk production, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee said.

Rep. Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., said he believes the past year's deep decline in milk prices will result in momentum for fundamental changes in dairy policy when Congress considers the five-year farm bill in 2012, as long as farm groups can find common ground and opposition from milk processors can be kept to a minimum.

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Farmers Market: A Chance to Support Local Agriculture

Some might say there’s nothing better than eating homegrown fruits and vegetables. The flip side of that is the ability to support local agriculture. Residents had the opportunity to show their support on Thursday during the first day of the Skaneateles Farmers Market at the community center on State Street.

“It gets a little busier every year,” said Vaughn Anna of Anna’s Rose Hill Flowers on Rose Hill Road.
It seems that once school lets out for the summer and the seasonal residents make their way back to town the market-goers see more faces.

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Farmers Market