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CDFA Secretary Karen Ross joins key state partners for farmworker housing tour

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Office of Public Affairs

Today, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross joins a Farmworker Housing Tour, underscoring the essential contributions of farmworkers and the importance of providing them with safe, affordable housing. The tour, underway in the Central Coast and Gilroy area of the state, features … Continue reading →

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Farmworkers Advancement Program grant solicitation announced by EDD

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Office of Public Affairs

Up to $9 million for skill-building, career advancement, upward mobility California’s Employment Development Department (EDD), in coordination the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, announces the availability of up to $9 million in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Governor’s … Continue reading →

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California Farmers and Farmworkers Month – meet a couple who have traveled both roads

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Office of Public Affairs

To celebrate and thank our hardworking farmworkers and farmers, CDFA joins with California Grown this October to spotlight California Farmers and Farmworkers Month. In this video we learn about Pedro and Amelia Ceja, Napa/Sonoma vintners who began their journey in … Continue reading →

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Cal/OSHA reminds employers to protect outdoor workers from heat illness

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

From a Cal/OSHA news release Cal/OSHA reminds all employers with outdoor workers to be prepared and take the necessary precautions to prevent heat illness, as high temperatures are expected throughout the state this week. Employers in California must take steps … Continue reading →

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Ventura County launches system to alert farmworkers about dangerous air quality during wildfires – from KCLU

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Office of Public Affairs

System will let farmworkers, farm staff know when masks are recommended and required By Lance Orozco Wildfires pose a threat to lives and homes on the Central and South Coasts. Smoke can also create a health danger for farmworkers. Now, … Continue reading →

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Western FarmPress: 13 innovators picked to lead harvest automation initiative

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Office of Public Affairs

The companies will get technical help in introducing robotics and other advances amid push to automate half of West’s specialty crop harvests by 2030. By Tim Hearden After weeks of consideration, Western Growers and its allies have placed their bets on 13 … Continue reading →

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Farmworkers in the Land of Plenty – A digital exhibit from the California State Archives

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

California is one of the largest agricultural producing regions in the world generating billions of dollars in revenue every year. Farmworkers have come to California from various parts of the world to plant, care for, and harvest the crops of … Continue reading →

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USDA introduces new features to help with H2A applications and loan details

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

The USDA has launched two new features on farmers.gov to help customers manage their farm loans and navigate the application process for H2A visas. Navigating the H-2A Visa Process: Focused on education and smaller owner-operators, this farmers.gov H-2A Phase I … Continue reading →

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How California’s farm labor shortage made friends of old rivals – from the Los Angeles Times

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Geoffrey Mohan D’Arrigo Bros. and the United Farm Workers once took more than 25 years to reach a contract, and for many years afterward they communicated mostly through court filings and job actions.   But the top leafy green … Continue reading →

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This Robotic Wheelbarrow Will Follow Farmworkers As They Pick Berries – from Fast Company

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

An automated helper is designed to be a helpful companion to farm workers, so they don’t have to carry the produce they pick. By Adele Peters When farmworkers harvest table grapes in California’s Central Valley in 109-degree August weather, part … Continue reading →

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