…the public and will not require registration for the conference. “We encourage growers to bring their farmworkers and we want farmworker families to come because we have an incredibly diverse…
Farm Groups Partner to Help Farmers Manage Stress
…April 2019, a strong majority of farmers and farmworkers said financial issues (91%), farm or business problems (88%) and fear of losing the farm (87%) impact the mental health of…
Ag Labor Bill Continues Forward Momentum in Congress
…undocumented farmworkers. Thus far, the legislation has been receiving fairly even support from both political parties. “This bipartisan bill, which has 29 Democratic and 23 Republican co-sponsors, has been carefully…
Significant Support for Farm Workforce Modernization Act
…on hired farmworkers to help with planting, harvest, milking cows, and other essential tasks. But across the country, it has become exceedingly difficult to find legal, qualified workers,” said Vice…
Senate Bill 1 Continues to Move Through the California Legislature
…SB 1 seeks to uphold specific federal policy as it pertains to water. “SB 1 is bad for farmworkers, farmers, and communities throughout the state of California. Our environmental laws…
CAWG Foundation Awards Student Scholarships
…Recipients Maricarmen Frias Prieto, Salinas, Everett Alvarez High School Maricarmen’s family includes generations of farmworkers, and she has seen the struggles of this life and in her community. There have…
Strategizing Better Agricultural Engagement with Public Officials
…engagement back in 2009 that demonstrated what a unified industry can accomplish. An immense group of farmers, farmworkers and other supporters marched to Sacramento to have their voices heard. While…
New National Poll Shows Impacts of Rural Economy on Farmer Mental Health
Photo by Bec Ritchie on Unsplash A strong majority of farmers and farmworkers say financial issues, farm or business problems and fear of losing the farm impact farmers’ mental health,…
Pesticide Registration Improvement Act Signed into Law
…preserve important protections for pesticide applicators and farmworkers using pesticides. The pesticide industry will be paying upwards of $45 million in pesticide registration and maintenance fees annually through 2023 under…
Blue Card Bill ‘A Step In A Direction’
…progress. H.R. 641, also known as the ‘Blue Card’ bill, is proposed legislation that allows farmworkers who have at least 100 days of agricultural labor in the past two years…
California Lawmakers Introduce New Immigration Legislation for Ag Workers
…farm labor is performed largely by undocumented immigrants,” Feinstein said in a statement. “By protecting farmworkers from deportation, our bill would ensure that hardworking immigrants don’t live in fear and…
Proposed Bill to Spur Agriculture Innovation
…farmers, farmworkers, processors, and shippers at all levels of the supply chain.” The bill language calls for $10,000,000 dollars in available funds and access to Government facilities or a cooperative…
Ganaz, GroGuru Win Radicle Automation Challenge
…Ganaz, who lets farms recruit farmworkers with a few taps from their smartphone, and GroGuru, who offers a precision soil and irrigation monitoring system, participated in the Radicle Automation Challenge…
Turning Integrated Pest Management Ideas Into Action
…more effective, safer for families and farmworkers, and kinder to the environment in the long run. And yet, pesticides are still widely used in agricultural, horticultural and structural systems. “We…