American culture has always revered the agricultural way of life. But we haven’t always treated Colorado’s field workers and ranch hands as if we revered them. Advocates for farm workers set out to change that in the past legislature, passing laws meant to improve overtime pay and other working conditions. They also left some of the more specific rules up to the executive branch to work out, and the Colorado Sun’s Thy Vo has been following the new agriculture worker protections through the process. Michael Booth talks with Thy about the new look of agriculture jobs, and what’s left to be decided. 

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American culture has always revered the agricultural way of life. But we haven&rsquo;t always treated Colorado&rsquo;s field workers and ranch hands as if we revered them. Advocates for farm workers set out to change that in the past legislature, passing laws meant to improve overtime pay and other working conditions. They also left some of the more specific rules up to the executive branch to work out, and the Colorado Sun&rsquo;s Thy Vo has been following the new agriculture worker protections through the process. Michael Booth talks with Thy about the new look of agriculture jobs, and what&rsquo;s left to be decided.&nbsp;
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