/tags/farmworkers Farmworkers en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-08-05/affordable-housing-for-ag-workers-is-falling-short-in-fort-morgan-and-beyond Federal restrictions increasingly disqualify many agricultural workers from the affordable housing designed to serve them, leaving developments with vacant units and workers without homes. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-08-05/affordable-housing-for-ag-workers-is-falling-short-in-fort-morgan-and-beyond Rae Solomon /news/2024-02-10/colorado-moves-to-connect-agricultural-workers-with-mental-health-resources Colorado lawmakers have proposed a pair of measures they say will improve the availability of mental health resources for the state’s agricultural industry, as stress, anxiety, and depression among ranchers and farmhands have emerged as critical issues that have worsened since the coronavirus pandemic. Sat, 10 Feb 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-02-10/colorado-moves-to-connect-agricultural-workers-with-mental-health-resources Vignesh Ramachandran, KFF Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /2023-08-17/groups-work-to-get-water-other-supplies-to-farmworkers-toiling-in-summer-heat For three years, a number of groups in Idaho have worked together to raise funds and distribute water and other supplies to farmworkers. Organizations in the region have been responding to the toll of extreme heat on those who toil outside. Sat, 19 Aug 2023 12:25:28 GMT /2023-08-17/groups-work-to-get-water-other-supplies-to-farmworkers-toiling-in-summer-heat Murphy Woodhouse /regional-news/2023-07-28/so-long-red-and-white-barns-farms-are-declining-study-finds Harvest time is on the horizon for many farmers. But a recent study published in the journal 'Nature Sustainability' shows that there are fewer and fewer farms – which could have great implications for produce prices and access. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 18:09:42 GMT /regional-news/2023-07-28/so-long-red-and-white-barns-farms-are-declining-study-finds Emma VandenEinde /2020-10-28/pandemic-puts-sugar-beet-farmers-in-a-pinch The sugar beet harvest is underway across the Mountain West. It’s a big industry that depends on accurate weather forecasts and a reliable workforce – both impacted by COVID-19. Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:03:22 GMT /2020-10-28/pandemic-puts-sugar-beet-farmers-in-a-pinch Beau Baker, Mountain West °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ Bureau /npr-news/npr-news/2020-06-13/during-pandemic-farmworkers-kept-their-jobs-and-raised-risk-of-infection Rural Yakima County, east of Seattle, has the most COVID-19 cases per capita among West Coast states. The largely Latino agricultural workforce helped secure the backbone of the local economy. Sat, 13 Jun 2020 11:00:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2020-06-13/during-pandemic-farmworkers-kept-their-jobs-and-raised-risk-of-infection Enrique Pérez de la Rosa /health/2020-05-05/uncertainty-looms-over-health-and-safety-of-farmworkers-in-colorado In this pandemic, we keep hearing that the food supply is fine.That, obviously, couldn’t be true without the work of farmers. But they don’t do it… Tue, 05 May 2020 22:02:33 GMT /health/2020-05-05/uncertainty-looms-over-health-and-safety-of-farmworkers-in-colorado Adam Rayes /npr-news/2020-03-27/essential-status-means-jobs-for-farmworkers-but-greater-virus-risk Farmworkers are still working during the coronavirus epidemic. They're essential. But they're also at greater risk of infection. Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:50:30 GMT /npr-news/2020-03-27/essential-status-means-jobs-for-farmworkers-but-greater-virus-risk Dan Charles /environment/2019-10-04/in-the-san-luis-valley-lettuce-has-shaped-the-land-and-local-culture Farmers had been growing lettuce in the San Luis Valley for decades, but it wasn’t until the 1950s that the crop started to take off, thanks to advances… Fri, 04 Oct 2019 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2019-10-04/in-the-san-luis-valley-lettuce-has-shaped-the-land-and-local-culture /npr-news/2019-07-01/fair-trade-helps-farmers-but-not-their-hired-workers According to a new study of cocoa-producing cooperatives, Fair Trade certification boosts the income of small farmers, but those benefits aren't shared with their hired workers. Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:23:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-07-01/fair-trade-helps-farmers-but-not-their-hired-workers Dan Charles