farmworker
Sign in to saveAlso known as farm worker, agricultural worker, agriculture worker, ranch worker, farm hand, field hand, land worker, rural worker
alt=Two farmworkers, one dressed in blue covers and the other in red with a face covering, bending down. They are presumed to be cleaning and picking up onions on a grassy field. Location is unknown.|thumb|272x272px|Two farm workers cleaning and picking at an onion field, location unknown thumb|right|240px|Farm workers on a field near Mount Williamson in [[Inyo County, California. This photograph is by Ansel Adams.]]
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alt=Two farmworkers, one dressed in blue covers and the other in red with a face covering, bending down. They are presumed to be cleaning and picking up onions on a grassy field. Location is unknown.|thumb|272x272px|Two farm workers cleaning and picking at an onion field, location unknown thumb|right|240px|Farm workers on a field near Mount Williamson in [[Inyo County, California. This photograph is by Ansel Adams.]]
A farmworker or farmhand, is someone employed for labor in agriculture. In labor law, the term "farmworker" is sometimes used more narrowly, applying only to a hired worker involved in agricultural production, including harvesting. Agricultural work varies widely depending on context, degree of mechanization and crop. Low wages for farmworkers have been associated with farmworker shortages and delayed adoption of agricultural technology.
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