farmworkers

Health workers are continuing to provide life-saving COVID-19 information and other health resources throughout the community of Immokalee.

A farmworker, plumber and advocate describe their experiences with climate change, including less work in the fields as fruit plants dry up in rural Hillsborough County.

The goal of the Farmer Stress Awareness Initiative is to raise awareness and promote mental health resources in the Florida farming community through an online campaign.

In this discussion, we review the report's findings and recommendations with environmental experts and get firsthand accounts from a farmworker.

At the beginning of the vaccine rollout in 2021, data show Latinos lagged behind whites in vaccination uptake. In Florida, that trend is reversing with Latinos now taking the lead.

A researcher studying the effects of extreme heat on agricultural workers is concerned that a lack of labor protections and legal status contribute to the deterioration of their health and dignity.

A statewide organization representing farmworkers is raising alarms about food insecurity as resources made available during the pandemic begin to cut back.

Aidil Oscariz, a community engagement and policy consultant with Catalyst Miami, says requiring proof of residency is a public health issue and should be eliminated.

At a roundtable hosted by Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, farmworkers called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to open mobile vaccine sites in the rural areas where they live and work.

Throughout history, each generation has wanted better opportunities for the next. And for many migrant farmworkers, getting a better education for their children is a key value. But economic hardships often force teenage migrants to leave school early and go to work.