Hearings Of The Commission On Agricultural Workers Originally printed in . . . Farm labor contractors are the middlemen who bring together growers and farm workers. They provide any of a number of services from recruiting, training, and supervising workers, to supplying equipment and making field decisions.
Custom harvesters perform a full harvest service, providing both workers and harvest equipment.
The study was based on a mail survey to the 500 members of the Monterey County Farm Bureau and the Grower-Shipper Vegetable Association of Central California. The Salinas Valley was chosen because of a strong recent trend there toward hiring FLCs. Seventy usable questionnaires were returned for a response rate of 17 percent. Primary crops grown by respondents were lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, and other vegetables. Type of Work and Services Provided Tasks.