Local news by: Los Angeles Times Posted: Feb 22, 2021 / 04:00 PM PST / Updated: Feb 22, 2021 / 04:00 PM PST AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to WhatsAppShare to SMSShare to EmailShare to More Ventura
KTLA: Ventura County begins vaccinating farmworkers; teachers, first responders to be eligible next week
Auburn Citizen: NY farmworkers, food processing plant employees await COVID-19 vaccine
Robert Harding Feb 22, 2021 Updated 2 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Robert Harding New York dairy processors and farms hope their workers will soon have access to the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York Farm Bureau and
Diary Herd: Dairy to Push for Expanded H2A in Immigration Bill
By John Herath February 22, 2021 House Democrats have introduced a sweeping immigration overhaul package called the U.S. Citizenship Act. The centerpiece is an 8-year path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. The bill is likely
FOX 40: Newsom pledges more vaccines for Central Valley farmworkers
California Connection by: Associated Press Posted: Feb 22, 2021 / 03:25 PM PST / Updated: Feb 22, 2021 / 03:25 PM PST AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to WhatsAppShare to SMSShare to EmailShare to More SACRAMENTO, Calif.
NBC News: California farmworkers struggle to get Covid vaccine
01:10 /06:19 NBC News NOW Share this – copied California farmer workers say they’re being overworked and can’t even sign up on the state’s website for the Covid-19 vaccines they need. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz spoke with workers struggling
Yahoo News!: California seeks to vaccinate more farmworkers
Close this content California seeks to vaccinate more farmworkers Mon, February 22, 2021, 3:07 PM Gov. Gavin Newsom says more vaccines are headed to California’s vast Central Valley, an agricultural region that’s been hit hard by coronavirus. (Feb. 22)
East Oregonian: Newsom pledges more vaccines for Central Valley farmworkers
Gov. Gavin Newsom says more vaccines are headed to California’s vast Central Valley, an agricultural region that’s been hit hard by coronavirus By KATHLEEN RONAYNE – Associated Press Feb 22, 2021 Updated Feb 22, 2021 0 Facebook Twitter Email
Los Angeles Times: Farmworkers get COVID-19 vaccines in Ventura County; teachers are next
By Lila Seidman Feb. 22, 2021 1:35 PM PT Ventura County is now vaccinating farmworkers as part of a pilot program geared toward the region’s large agricultural sector. The move precedes the vaccination of additional essential workers, who will be
Good Times: Pesticide Use in California Remains at Near-Record High
By Freda Kreier Posted on February 22, 2021 Comments In the early morning of June 22, 2017, 18 farmworkers outside of Salinas were rushed to the hospital. One woman vomited, and others were struck by nausea and dizziness after
United Farm Workers & UFW Foundation court victories against Trump bid to slash wages produces an average 5 percent pay hike for U.S. farm workers
U.S. farm workers will receive pay increases averaging more than 5 percent as a result of twin victories late last year in Fresno federal court by the United Farm Workers and UFW Foundation that stopped the Donald Trump administration
Leader-Telegram: Ag workers urged to get vaccine when available
By Courteney Jacob The Country Today 17 hrs ago The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Eau Claire on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Photo by Dan Reiland Facebook Twitter Email Print Save In just about a week, the Wisconsin Department of
News Dakota: Biden Immigration Bill Introduced in Congress
Posted By: i3gradiopushbin February 21, 2021 @ 5:16 am Ag Central News Tweet Share LinkedIn Email (NAFB) – Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey and Representative Linda Sanchez of California, both Democrats, introduced President Biden’s immigration proposal into their
KEYT: Ventura County Farmworker Vaccination Project helps protect essential workers from COVID-19
By NewsChannel 3-12, Senerey de los Santos Published February 20, 2021 11:51 am Share on FacebookShare on Twitter Share on Linkedin OXNARD, Calif. – Farmworkers with Good Farms in Oxnard were among the first to take part in the
Politico: Sweeping immigration bills seek to reform dire farm working conditions
Advocates and the Biden administration have been working to include the needs of farm workers in immigration reform proposals. A farm worker harvests zucchini on April 01, 2020 in Florida City, Fla. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images By XIMENA BUSTILLO
NBC Palm Springs: Local leaders and fieldworkers commend Governor Newsom’s visit to the east valley
Regina Yurrita February 19, 2021 11:06 AM PST Vidal Menodza is one of 3-hundred fieldworkers greeted by Governor Gavin Newsom at the Seaview Packing Plant. He told the governor just how hard it’s been for him and his coworkers
Truthout: Essential Farmworkers Deserve Protections From Pesticide Exposure
By Iris Figueroa & Amy K. Liebman, Environmental Health News Published February 19, 2021 Share Share via Facebook Share via Twitter Share via Email Reading List Environment & Health Biden’s Health Plan Shifts Even More Public Dollars Into Private
Monterey County Weekly: The inequities facing agricultural workers transcend Covid-19, into history and into the future.
Alex Rocha-Álvarez 12 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save MY FATHER IS AWAKE BEFORE THE SUN RISES. MY MOTHER, UP BEFORE BOTH OF THEM, LABORS AT THE STOVE. Breakfast is a plate of chilaquiles, a
DTN The Progressive Farmer: Immigration Bill Would Legalize Farm Workers, Accelerate Path to Citizenship
2/19/2021 | 8:01 AM CST By , DTN Ag Policy Editor Connect with Chris: AddThis Sharing Buttons An immigration bill introduced in Congress on Thursday, and backed by President Joe Biden, would legalize millions of illegal immigrants. Congress has
The Counter: The CDC recommended states prioritize farm workers for the Covid-19 vaccine. Some large agricultural states have not.
by Frank Hernandez 02.19.2021, 4:08pmHealth Share Link Copied! Save for later iStock/NNehring Texas and Florida, which have large agricultural populations, have so far left farm workers out of their Covid-19 vaccine rollout, according to state documents. Despite Centers for
Ventura County Star: Effort to get farmworkers vaccinated for COVID-19 underway in Ventura County
Friday’s numbers show 140 cases, seven deaths Jeremy ChildsVentura County Star Editor’s note: The Star is making this story free to readers due to public health concerns related to COVID-19. Please consider a digital subscription to The Star so
USA Today: Biden immigration bill: Will DACA recipients and agricultural workers have a fast track?
Biden immigration bill: Will DACA recipients and agricultural workers have a fast track? Will DACA recipients or farm workers get a fast track option in the Joe Biden’s White House immigration bill? You asked, we answered.
Los Angeles Times: Democrats unveil broad immigration reform bill with citizenship path for 11 million
World & Nation By Molly O’Toole, Andrea Castillo Feb. 18, 2021 Updated 3:27 PM PT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email WASHINGTON — President Biden made official on Thursday his aggressive opening salvo in a decades-long effort to reform a broken U.S. immigration system,
Capital Press: Biden’s immigration proposal renews calls for farm labor reforms
By GEORGE PLAVEN Capital Press 11 hrs ago 7 min to read Antonio de Jesus Bailon, H-2A-visa worker, picks Gala apples at Griggs Orchards, Orondo, Wash., in 2018. Dan Wheat/Capital Press You have viewed 1 of 1 of your
Sage Journals: COVID-19 Pandemic Among Immigrant Latinx Farmworker and Non-farmworker Families: A Rural–Urban Comparison of Economic, Educational, Healthcare, and Immigration Concerns
Show all authors Sara A. Quandt, Natalie J. LaMonto, Dana C. Mora, … First Published February 8, 2021 Research Article Find in PubMed https://doi.org/10.1177/1048291121992468 Article information Abstract COVID-19 has revealed social and health inequities in the United States. Structural
Oregon Live: As harvest season looms, agriculture and farmworker groups in Oregon clash over COVID regulations
Updated 12:33 PM; Today 12:32 PM By Jake Thomas | Salem Reporter As Willamette Valley farmers and agricultural workers prepare for the 2021 season, a regulatory battle is playing out over state rules intended to reduce the risk of