December 26, 2024
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More women picking agriculture field in Tri-Counties

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Martha Guerrero is the strawberry ranch manager for Reiter Affiliated Companies, which grows crops under the Driscoll’s label in Oxnard. The hands that are planting, pruning, weeding, harvesting and managing tri-county crops are increasingly those of women. As wages have gone up, the labor market has gotten tighter and the needs of the industry have…

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