Research Guides: IRW240: Introduction to Work and Organizations: Agriculture

Agriculture Research Jumpstart

Current conversations in the Agriculture industry

Biotechnology
Clean industry
Food security
Migrant workforce
Resource sustainability

Media articles on Agriculture

Undercover as a farm worker in Germany: ‘My hands are numb. No one knows when the shift will end’
Uhlová, S. (2024). Undercover as a farm worker in Germany: ‘My hands are numb. No one knows when the shift will end’. The Guardian.
Despite Ontario workers’ compensation reforms, migrant workers are still being left behind
Mayell, S., McLaughlin, J., Hennebry, J.L. (2024). Despite Ontario workers’ compensation reforms, migrant workers are still being left behind. The Conversation.
B.C. port strike raises questions about essential agriculture: Farmers argue Canada’s failure to categorize products as essential undermines industry, threatens food security
Helmore, K. (2023). B.C. port strike raises questions about essential agriculture: Farmers argue Canada’s failure to categorize products as essential undermines industry, threatens food security. The Globe and Mail (Online).
A Black family farm is fighting racism in agriculture and climate change
Fears, D. (2023). A Black family farm is fighting racism in agriculture and climate change. The Washington Post.
The debate around agricultural technology challenges long-held notions: What is a farm? And who gets to call themselves a farmer?
Hui, A. (2023). The debate around agricultural technology challenges long-held notions: What is a farm? And who gets to call themselves a farmer? Globe and Mail.
Ensuring a sustainable future for Canadian agriculture takes root:
Drakes-Tull, S. (2022). Ensuring a sustainable future for Canadian agriculture takes root: If we want to ensure that we have food security for future generations, we have to act now and think big, says McCain Foods Ltd.’s Charlie Angelakos. The Globe and Mail.
Storage Buildings, Chicken Coops and the Crisis in Migrant Farmworker Housing
Vescara, Z. (2023). Storage buildings, chicken coops and the crisis in migrant farmworker housing. The Tyee.

Agriculture trade publications

Grey literature and web resources on Agriculture

Scholarly articles on Agriculture

Agricultural cooperatives and farm sustainability – a literature review
Candemir, A., Duvaleix, S., & Latruffe, L. (2021). Agricultural cooperatives and farm sustainability – a literature review. IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc, 35(4), 1118–1144. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12417
Agriculture 4.0: Making it work for people, production, and the planet
Rose, D. C., Wheeler, R., Winter, M., Lobley, M., & Chivers, C.-A. (2021). Agriculture 4.0: Making it work for people, production, and the planet. Land Use Policy, 100, 104933–. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104933
The gendered motives and experiences of Canadian women farmers in short food supply chains: Work satisfaction, values of care, and the potential for empowerment
Azima, S., & Mundler, P. (2022). The gendered motives and experiences of Canadian women farmers in short food supply chains: Work satisfaction, values of care, and the potential for empowerment. Journal of Rural Studies, 96, 19–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.10.007
Incorporating Structural Racism, Employment Discrimination, and Economic Inequities in the Social Determinants of Health Framework to Understand Agricultural Worker Health Inequities
Yearby, R., Lewis, C., & Gibson, C. (2023). Incorporating Structural Racism, Employment Discrimination, and Economic Inequities in the Social Determinants of Health Framework to Understand Agricultural Worker Health Inequities. American Journal of Public Health (1971), 113(S1), S65–S71. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307166
Investigating the economic visibility and contribution of UK women in agriculture through a systematic review of international literature
Dunne, C., Siettou, C., & Wilson, P. (2021). Investigating the economic visibility and contribution of UK women in agriculture through a systematic review of international literature. Journal of Rural Studies, 86, 330–345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.06.012
Local gastronomy, transnational labour: farm-to-table tourism and migrant agricultural workers in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
Lozanski, K., & Baumgartner, K. (2022). Local gastronomy, transnational labour: farm-to-table tourism and migrant agricultural workers in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. Tourism Geographies, 24(1), 73–95. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1765014

Agriculture Journals available from UTL

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Books on Agriculture

Bananeras by Dana Frank
ISBN: 9781608465354
Publication Date: 2016-03-01
Farm Workers in Western Canada by Shirley A. McDonald (Editor); Bob Barnetson (Editor)
ISBN: 9781772121384
Publication Date: 2016-10-24
Harvesting Freedom by Gabriel Allahdua; Edward Dunsworth (As told to)
ISBN: 9781771136181
Publication Date: 2023-03-07
The Prosperity Paradox : Fewer and More Vulnerable Farm Workers by Phillip Martin
ISBN: 9780192638090
Publication Date: 2020
Transnational Employment Strain in a Global Health Pandemic by Leah F. Vosko; Tanya Basok; Cynthia Spring
ISBN: 9783031177033
Publication Date: 2023-01-02

Searching for library resources

Creating Search Statements

Use Boolean Operators and Search Modifiers to narrow down search results to the key terms attached to a library record.

Boolean Operators	Search Modifiers
Use AND between terms to return results that contain all of the terms. Term1 AND Term2 Use OR between terms to return results that contain any of the terms. Term1 OR Term2 Use NOT to eliminate any results that contain that term. (Term1 AND Term2) NOT “Term3”	Use parentheses to group search terms (Term1 AND Term2) OR (Term3 AND Term4) Use quotations for exact phrases (Term1 OR Term2) AND “Term3” Use asterisk to return results that contain the start of the term word. Ter*

Learn more here: Develop a Search Strategy

Searching Pro Tips

Pro Tip #1: An Everything search within LibrarySearch will return results for the term in any field within the item record. Use the Advance Search to interchange terms between Any Field, Title, and Subject to return additional results.

Pro Tip #2: Refine your results using filters.

Pro Tip #3: Use the same search string within different article database to find more results! Check out our list of IR/HR Databases to get started.

Need help navigating your article search? Check out these helpful links:

Articles & IR/HR Databases
What's the difference between scholarly and peer-reviewed articles?
UTL Article FAQs
Interactive Media Bias Chart
The Media Bias Chart is a graphical mapping of media producers by political bias and reliability.

Need help navigating grey literature? Check out these helpful links:

Ready to start your search?

LibrarySearch

IRW240: Introduction to Work and Organizations

Agriculture Research Jumpstart

Current conversations in the Agriculture industry

Media articles on Agriculture

Grey literature and web resources on Agriculture

Scholarly articles on Agriculture

Books on Agriculture

Searching for library resources

Creating Search Statements

Need help navigating your article search? Check out these helpful links:

Need help navigating grey literature? Check out these helpful links:

Ready to start your search?

Related Research Jumpstarts and Course Guides

Library links

Libraries

Contact

Connect with us