farmworkers

At a roundtable with Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, farmworkers called on the state to open more vaccine sites in rural areas. One said her job is essential to the economy so she has the right to get the shot.

An investigation found that inequality is fueling heat-related illnesses across the state, Fort Pierce is the hottest ZIP code in Florida, and the government and medical community are both not doing enough for what is referred to by farmworkers as “being caught by the bear.”

Farmworkers have long faced dangers from laboring outside in sweltering heat. As climate change raises temperatures, heat illness could come for far more people.

President-elect Joe Biden has promised new protections for farm workers. The leader of a Florida farm labor group is eager to see if he follows through.

Testing will be at no cost to farmers, farmworkers and family members, with Hillsborough and Miami-Dade counties as initial participants.

A group of Democratic state senators are among those calling for an apology from Governor Ron DeSantis, after he said farmworkers’ lifestyle is…

Farm workers are pushing back after Gov. Ron DeSantis said clusters of “overwhelmingly Hispanic” day laborers and agriculture workers are the source for…

Rosalva Serrano worked with her family as a girl picking oranges, tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables and fruits in Florida, Georgia and other parts…

A new report shows that people who work outdoors in all 67 Florida counties frequently work in dangerously hot conditions as climate change leads to...

State lawmakers want to cut fees for the manufacturers of harmful pesticides. That could make it cheaper for chemical companies to sell their products...

The children of farmworkers could get a chance to go to college for free under a state lawmaker’s plan . But one advocate is worried the requirements...

Federal regulators are looking into whether Florida failed to properly investigate if farmworkers sickened in a crop-dusting accident were told not to...