Food and farms much in the news

[SpiralHawk]

"Land and food are much in the news this season, and well they should be. The ongoing shocks and shifts in our economic foundations are jolting awake hordes of citizens to the absolute importance of the ways we care for the land and the ways we grow our food.

"Many magazines and newspapers are offering in-depth stories to inform and educate the public about a range of 21st Century agrarian issues that are coming to the forefront, and that will likely occupy the forefront in the years ahead. To support readers in becoming informed, and then taking action, I offer the following roundup of significant snippets and links:"

READ ALL ABOUT IT
http://thecalloftheland.wordpress.com/

[skippercollector]

1. What happened in Georgia?

I have a question about the peach picking in Georgia this summer and this was the first topic I could find that seemed applicable (so that I could add my question).
I know that many of the immigrants left Georgia because of stricter immigration laws, and that farmers in Georgia then were unable to find many people to help pick the peach crops. They tried hiring parolees but most of them left after just a day. I haven't read anything about this situation since. Did the farmers ever find help to pick the peaches? Or was the fruit just left hanging there? If so, does that mean fewer peaches this year?