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Labor shortage hits Pa vegetable growers conference
At Penn State campus meeting of the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association, growers describe labor scarcity threatening harvests. A State Employment Service official notes seasonal workers fell from 21,000 in 1964 to 20,000 in 1965 while educators discuss advances in direct seeding and chemical weed control, plus reduced tillage research and its impact on yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Baronner
Hollidaysburg
Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association
Penn State University
Alvance F Frank
Pennsylvania State Employment Service
Robert D Sweet
Department of Vegetable Crops
Cornell University
Burton
Horne
Penn State
Department of Agricultural Engineering