The public is invited to participate in a community meeting focused on farmworker conditions in Santa Barbara County Tuesday ...

We have people here who want to work and we’re making it harder for them,' said Ernesto Ruiz with the Farmworker Association ...

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There were 21 cases of human bird flu in California on Nov. 6. Thirteen of those cases are in Tulare County. Here's why it matters.

Following the meeting, the Farmworker Conditions in Santa Barbara County temporary ad hoc advisory committee will report back to the Board of Supervisors with a summary of key points and possible ...

Farmworkers in close contact with infected animals should be tested even if they show no symptoms, according to new guidance ...

St. James Episcopal, a church within the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin, has been doing outreach to farmworkers in the ...

A new study revealed more farmworkers had signs of infection, even though they reportedly did not display symptoms of illness.

Following the election of Donald Trump, Santa Cruz County leaders are stepping up to assure the community’s undocumented ...

LAKE PARK, Ga. — For the past month, farmworker Albertin Melo, his wife, Angelica Garcia, and their three children have taken refuge under debris. When ferocious Hurricane Helene left their south ...