Puerto Rico coffee farmer gets $101K in USDA financing
November 11, 2013
A Puerto Rican coffee and banana farmer in Utuado is among the 424 projects recently chosen to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop renewable energy projects on their premises to reduce their energy consumption and costs.
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US DOL sues Sabana Grande farmer over unpaid minimum wage
December 4, 2012
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against agricultural employers José V. Fabre Laboy, doing business as Bananera Fabre, and his son, José V. Fabre Santiago, doing business as Finca La Plata, for failing to pay their workers the minimum wage as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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