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The National Council of Agricultural Employers announced today that the Council’s ongoing collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control has resulted in another opportunity to protect farmworkers from COVID-19.

Heat and extreme drought are causing orchards and farm workers to change their schedule in order to beat the heat. NOAA says last month was officially the hottest June on record, as heat continues to blast the West.

Though the produce life is never without its problems, operators have had more to worry about after the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new survey by the Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile (Fedefruta) indicates more than half of fruit producers have workers shortages of between 50% and 70%.

Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization, announced that the Walmart Foundation has awarded it a new one-year grant of $700,000.

Don’t put off immigration reform any longer.

Farmers, dreamers and business owners from across the Midwest will join the American Business Immigration Coalition for a virtual event called Expanding the Midwest’s Workforce Through Commonsense Immigration Reform.

Equitable Food Initiative is celebrating National Food Safety Education Month by encouraging growers and agricultural associations to share their commitment to food safety.

In response to passage of AB 616 by the California State Legislature Western Growers President & CEO Dave Puglia issued the following statement:

The National Council of Agricultural Employers filed an inquiry with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.