As the summer harvest launches, uncertainty hangs over California fields
As the crucial summer harvest season gets underway in California’s vast agricultural regions, farmers and their workers say they feel whiplashed by a series of…
Central Coast farmers invest in guest worker housing to stabilize workforce
SALINAS, Calif. — Every year, farmers in this fertile valley dubbed the “salad bowl of the world” rely on tens of thousands of workers to harvest leafy…
Near-complete ban on agricultural burning finally takes effect in San Joaquin Valley
Starting this week, San Joaquin Valley farmers are banned from burning agricultural waste in the field, a legislative mandate aimed at improving air quality that…