▲ 431 ▼ [Real] Stop being poor, poors! (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/toiletpaperusa@lemmy.world 69 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (6 children) Prisoners are not skilled agricultural workers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafe -7 points 1 year ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children) Other possible non-skilled ag tasks could include picking fruit/vegetables, milking cows/goats, feeding animals, cleaning animal pens, working with bales…idk there’s just a lot of things they can do with very little skill or experience. Lots of menial tasks. For many crops, picking fruit, for example, is an immensely skill-oriented task in order to do it fast enough to be profitable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago Hence when they are "migrant" workers who keep making their way north all harvest season to keep harvesting the crops as they become ready. A lot of fruits have a narrow harvest window of just a few days, and you can't wait around for a bunch of novices try to figure out how to harvest them. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] porksnort@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You are an idiot then, get hoeing. Do you know the difference between a weed and a crop plant? That’s a skill. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[+] CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafe -7 points 1 year ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children) Other possible non-skilled ag tasks could include picking fruit/vegetables, milking cows/goats, feeding animals, cleaning animal pens, working with bales…idk there’s just a lot of things they can do with very little skill or experience. Lots of menial tasks. For many crops, picking fruit, for example, is an immensely skill-oriented task in order to do it fast enough to be profitable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago Hence when they are "migrant" workers who keep making their way north all harvest season to keep harvesting the crops as they become ready. A lot of fruits have a narrow harvest window of just a few days, and you can't wait around for a bunch of novices try to figure out how to harvest them. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] porksnort@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You are an idiot then, get hoeing. Do you know the difference between a weed and a crop plant? That’s a skill. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children) Other possible non-skilled ag tasks could include picking fruit/vegetables, milking cows/goats, feeding animals, cleaning animal pens, working with bales…idk there’s just a lot of things they can do with very little skill or experience. Lots of menial tasks. For many crops, picking fruit, for example, is an immensely skill-oriented task in order to do it fast enough to be profitable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago Hence when they are "migrant" workers who keep making their way north all harvest season to keep harvesting the crops as they become ready. A lot of fruits have a narrow harvest window of just a few days, and you can't wait around for a bunch of novices try to figure out how to harvest them. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago Hence when they are "migrant" workers who keep making their way north all harvest season to keep harvesting the crops as they become ready. A lot of fruits have a narrow harvest window of just a few days, and you can't wait around for a bunch of novices try to figure out how to harvest them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] porksnort@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You are an idiot then, get hoeing. Do you know the difference between a weed and a crop plant? That’s a skill. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)