Originally from Dispute Resolution Journal

The prices of apples and those of some other major crops in the state of Michigan are determined by more than just the weather. They are set under a system similar to that operating in conventional lahor-management relations.

The system is governed by a unique agricultural bargaining law. The Michigan act was modeled closely on industrial relations statutes governing collective bargaining between organized labor and nonagricultural employers. It demonstrates that many of the same principles and dispute settlement procedures can work in agriculture as well.