"You don't think this is really a fight between the large and small growers, do you?"

This would be a special advantage to smaller growers who have lower labor costs.

He's one of the smaller growers still able to make ends meet.

By 1920, small growers had done more to develop the industry than any other group.

"There are just small growers using it to supplement their income."

A few days later, several of the smaller growers signed a contract with the union.

But the market for the fruit simply may never grow all that big, and the network of small growers will likely remain.

In some instances, especially for small growers, this may lower cost effectiveness of the treatment.

The region is characterized by its many small growers, which numbered more than 30,000 as of 2005.

Most of these smaller growers may lack adequate food safety programs or insurance.