Mark your calendars! Each year the CSC hosts a variety of training opportunities in areas relevant to growers and their employees, including Workplace Safety, Supervisor Leadership, Production Practices, and Food Safety.

An uptick in wildfires on the West Coast have the potential to impact air quality in California’s strawberry growing regions.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced changes that are relevant regarding the temporary special permit for COVID-19 transportation relief for perishable agricultural products. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced itwill soon publish Requests for Applications (RFAs) for new grant programs - thePandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant program and the Seafood ProcessorsPandemic Response and Safety Block Grant program - to support agriculturalstakeholders who haven’t yet received substantial federal financial assistancein responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced an extension of the current exemptions which provide regulatory relief for commercial motor vehicle operations providing direct assistance in support of emergency relief efforts related to COVID-19.

With vaccination rates increasing and the state's COVID-19 test positivity rate near a record low, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released updates to the state's Blueprint for a Safer Economy reopening framework allowing additional activities to resume with modifications to reduce risk.

On March 9^th the California Strawberry Commission hosted labor law attorneys Rob Roy, Esq. and Mike Roy, Esq. of the Ventura County Agricultural Association (VCAA) in a webinar that illustrated a clear path through COVID-19 requirements and answered questions about the most recent COVID-related policies.