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With record temperatures soaring nationwide and labor-intensive planting and harvesting activities peaking, safeguarding farmworkers' health and safety is of the utmost importance.

Publicity and social engagement throughout the agricultural industry involved politicians, government agencies, schools and businesses.

Equitable Food Initiative, the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, is pleased to announce three upcoming sustainability offerings.

As we celebrate the month of gratitude, let us not forget the unsung heroes of the food behind our favorite recipes: farmworkers.

Equitable Food Initiative is celebrating National Gratitude Month by sharing stories of gratitude and success from farmworkers

The certification organization, which partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers, and consumer groups, welcomes two new employees

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports there were about 2.6 million workers employed in agriculture on farms in 2022. While that may sound like a lot of workers, the industry is facing labor shortages as it works to grow, harvest, pack, and process food for more than 330 million Americans.

Equitable Food Initiative, the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, has expanded its staff by adding two new positions.

Equitable Food Initiative and Measure to Improve, announced the successful completion of the two-year Produce & Reduce pilot program which was implemented on three farming operations and funded by the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB)

Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, announced that AgSocio, an agricultural labor and service provider operating in California and Arizona, is the first company to complete an initial verification of EFI’s farm labor contractor (FLC) standards, as part of a pilot program.