The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board recently held a public hearing on the proposed nighttime lighting requirements for agricultural operations. Several ag industry groups expressed concern…
Autonomous Shuttles at 2019 California State Fair
SMUD, Cal Expo and the California State Fair welcome Olli, just in time for Kid’s Expo on April 6 and April 7, 2019 . Two self-driving shuttles will pick up…
Ag Employers Urged to Weigh in on Nighttime Labor Regulations
…Rural Legal Assistance Foundation in 2013 calling for a Cal/OSHA investigation into nighttime labor regulations. Wolfe urges those who will be negatively impacted by the proposed standards to be very…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 04-01-19
…resource, the names of the 2019 state wine winners, how Chiquita is using social media for World Banana Day and Cal OSHA’s emergency rulemaking process of amending the smoke risk…
Almond Update: Ag Equipment Survey Response Needed, Deadline Approaching
…California, along with several other groups, is urging producers, operators and first processors to take the survey. CARB has contracted with Cal Poly University to create an online survey as…
Emergency Process Pushing New Air Quality Standard for Wildfire Smoke
…California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation calls on the Air Quality Index (AQI) to be used in measuring acceptable working standards. Cal/OSHA has already spent considerable time evaluating the AQI and…
Petition for New Air Quality Standards Related to Wildfire Smoke
…those 18,000 structures get burned, it creates a lot of smoke and smoke affects workers,” said Heat and Agriculture Program Coordinator for Cal/OSHA, David Hornung. “We’ve got ag workers that…
California to Receive Significant Amount of Trade Promotion Program
…will be divided among the California Fresh Fruit Association, California Agricultural Export Council, Sunkist Growers, Inc, California Cherry Marketing and Research Board, California Olive Committee, Blue Diamond Growers, California Pear…
Looking for the 2019 Agriculturalist of the Year
Do you know someone who should be the face of California agriculture? The California State Fair is looking for the 2019 Agriculturalist of the Year. Cal Expo said in a…
California Farm Bureau Establishes a Rural Disaster Fund
Even as wildfire season nears its end, there are roughly 10 fires burning across the state according to Cal Fire. The Camp Fire in Northern California has burned through more…
Nighttime Labor Regulations Quietly Moving Fast
A proposal to implement further nighttime labor regulations for the agricultural industry is continuing to make progress. The Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, had previously…
Impending Indoor Heat Standard Looks Familiar
The developing indoor heat regulation should look relatively familiar to the industry. Cal/OSHA is putting together the language for new indoor heat prevention standards, and a draft is due by…
2018 CA Agricultural Leadership Class Selected
…thinking, change management, emotional intelligence and complex social and cultural issues. Seminars are delivered by four partner universities: Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Fresno State and UC…
Poultry Facilities Recognized for Safety Performance
…OSHA total recordable illness and injury rate for 2016 was 4.2 cases per 100 fulltime workers. The 2016 rate represents an outstanding 82 percent improvement from 1994. Award consideration was…