by Angela KerndlWednesday, June 2nd 2021 In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, Aaron Clark, vice president of Price Cold Storage, peers down at a bin of just-picked Cosmic Crisp apples, a new variety and the first-ever bred
KIMA TV: New rules for fully vaccinated farmworkers will help harvest run smoother, growers say
Modesto Bee: It’s critical that governor offer essential protection for essential farmworkers
By Nayamin Martinez and Sarait Martinez May 31, 2021 05:00 AM The impacts of the pandemic are many, and they are not equally shared. Through the hundreds of phone surveys and interviews our organizations conducted in the Central Valley
Fairfield Sun Times: Laboring to remain healthy: COVID-19 takes toll on Arizona farmworkers
By Ryan Vlahovich | Cronkite News May 31, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email PHOTOS — Tons of great shots of Baylor’s big-game tr… Facebook Twitter Email Print Save YUMA – The workers swing their machetes, chopping vegetables under the heat
Beyond Pesticides: Tell EPA to Protect Farmworkers Now; Hear Directly from Farmworker Community Members
(Beyond Pesticides, June 1, 2021) Farmworkers are at greatest risk from pesticides. EPA’s policies toward farmworkers comprise a blatant example of systemic racism. Although everyone suffers from pesticide poisoning, farmworkers and their families shoulder a disproportionate burden of the
Komono News: State relaxes some emergency COVID-19 rules for farmworkers
by Associated PressTuesday, June 1st 2021 In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, Edilia Ortega dumps a picking bag full of Cosmic Crisp apple into a bin in an orchard in Wapato, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) YAKIMA, Wash.
The Seattle Times: Washington state relaxes COVID-19 rules for farmworkers
June 1, 2021 at 10:05 am Updated June 1, 2021 at 2:37 pm By The Associated Press The Associated Press YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The state has relaxed some emergency rules so fully vaccinated farmworkers living in temporary housing
Scientific American: Environment | Opinion Pesticides Are Killing the World’s Soils
Soils They cause significant harm to earthworms, beetles, ground-nesting bees and thousands of other vital subterranean species By Nathan Donley, Tari Gunstone on June 1, 2021 Scoop up a shovelful of healthy soil, and you’ll likely be holding more
The Californian: JOSE GASPAR: Instead of seeking revenge, Marcos Muñoz fought for justice
By JOSE GASPAR For The Californian 4 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email 1 of 7 Facebook Twitter Email Print Save The barely teenager from Ciudad Acuña in northern Mexico desperately wanted to help his mother, who was the sole
Napa Valley Register: Ahead of another fire season, Napa Valley’s farmworkers face unknown health risk from more smoke exposure
Sarah Klearman May 29, 2021 Updated 2 hrs ago 1 of 4 Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Sarah Klearman Lea esta articulo en Español The smoke, it seemed to Victor, was inescapable. At night, it clung to his clothes,
EPA Admits to Altering Science Under Trump, Pledges New Course
Skip to Content jimfeng / iStock.com Sponsor Message Get the latest on need-to-know topics for federal employees delivered to your inbox. emailView Privacy Policy Sponsor Message Featured eBooksManagement Senior management demanded modifications to scientific conclusions that “did not make
Monterey Herald: Monterey County agriculture industry has vaccinated 42,000 farmworkers
More than 70% of the total workforce population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine By James Herrera | jherrera@montereyherald.com | Monterey HeraldPUBLISHED: May 28, 2021 at 2:16 p.m. | UPDATED: May 28, 2021 at 2:17 p.m.
Ever Widening Circles: No Such Thing as “Unskilled”: The Super-Speed Farmworkers We Couldn’t Live Without
Written by Sam Burns Your experience at the grocery store will forever change after you see the skills these people have when bringing our food from the field to the shelves. I know I’ll never look at a box
EurekAlert: Grant expands Cornell efforts to reach New York farmworkers
News Release 28-May-2021 Cornell University Grant Announcement ITHACA, N.Y. – As COVID-19 bore down on New York state, the Cornell Farmworker Program used mobile phone technology to provide rapid guidance and clear health information in multiple languages to the state’s
Yakima Herald-Republic: State: Farmworkers in temporary housing don’t need masks if they are fully vaccinated
JOANNA MARKELL Yakima Herald-Republic May 28, 2021 Updated 48 min ago Comments Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save The state has relaxed emergency rules so fully vaccinated farmworkers living in temporary worker housing no longer need to
The Cleo Institute: Rising temperatures intensify risks for Florida farmworkers
Posted On May 28, 2021 The perils Florida farmworkers face today build upon the perils of the past. For hundreds of years, workers have toiled under the hot sun in Florida’s fields, harvesting oranges, tomatoes, sugar, green beans and
Lewiston Morning Tribune: State: Farmworkers don’t need masks if vaccinated
By J Yakima Herald-Republic 21 hrs ago Comments Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save YAKIMA — The state has relaxed emergency rules so fully vaccinated farmworkers living in temporary worker housing no longer need to wear masks.
World Music Central: Michael McDonald, Willie Nelson and David Hidalgo Support Farmworkers with “Dreams of the San Joaquin”
World Music Central News Department May 27, 2021 No CommentsAmerican folk musicDavid HidalgoMichael McDonaldWillie Nelson Three iconic American singers, Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan), Willie Nelson and David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) have teamed up to perform the song
Boulder Weekly: Make farm work a humane occupation
w By Helen Skiba – May 27, 2021 photo by Elizabeth Miller I am a farmer in Boulder County, and I wholeheartedly support the agricultural worker’s rights bill, SB21-087, that is being debated in the Colorado House of Representatives. I
Maine Beacon: Bills to end exclusion of Maine farmworkers from labor protections move forward
May 27, 2021 Evan Popp Two bills that would expand labor protections for farmworkers, correcting historic wrongs rooted in racism, have been approved by the Maine Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee, setting the measures up for a vote on
The Signal: Annual “¡Si Se Puede!” Celebration Recognizes Farmworker Resilience During COVID
Xochitl Esparza May 23, 2021 Updated May 23, 2021 0 Facebook Twitter Email Print Save The 26th annual “¡Si Se Puede! Chavez, Huerta, Itliong” celebration organized by the Warrior Cross Culture Center and the Cesar Chavez Memorial Celebration Committee
High Country News: Farmworker organizing in Washington is undoing discriminatory labor policies
‘The pandemic elevated the fact that farmworkers are killing themselves to keep our food system intact.’ Carl Segerstrom Interview May 24, 2021 Like Tweet Email Print Last year, when the COVID-19 pandemic kept most people home and emptied supermarket
Sacramento Bee: California hits Foster Farms with big fine for failing to protect workers from COVID outbreak
By Rebecca Plevin May 24, 2021 03:49 PM, Updated 4 hours 6 minutes ago The California Division of Occupational Health and Safety has cited Foster Farms for failing to protect workers from COVID-19 at its Livingston poultry plant and
The Counter: Pesticide laws fail to protect the most vulnerable people in agriculture: children
by Lela Nargi 05.20.2021, 1:59pmHealth Share Link Copied! Save for later iStock/m-gucci Two new studies highlight the hazardous conditions inherent in farm work, and show the weakness in standards meant to protect kids from developmental disorders and disease. As
KCRG: UIHC working to vaccinate migrant farm workers in Iowa
By Phil ReedPublished: May. 20, 2021 at 7:01 PM UTC|Updated: 3 hours ago IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) -Springtime brings thousands of migrant farmworkers to Iowa, and many of them are not vaccinated. Researchers at the University of Iowa Hospitals
NBC Right Now: Weekend COVID-19 Vaccine clinic in the Tri-Cities
May 20, 2021 Updated May 20, 2021 Comments Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save TRI-CITIES, WA – Benton-Franklin Health District is partnering with local entities to provide vaccine clinics in areas with residents who have barriers to