Farmworker Association of Florida
@floridafarmworkers.bsky.social
Building Power with Farmworkers and Rural low-income communities throughout Florida for over 40 years since 1982
1264 Apopka Blvd, Apopka, Florida 32703
1264 Apopka Blvd, Apopka, Florida 32703
Growers and farmers on small farms are taking a hit by cuts to and unreliable programs that have cost them time, money and trust. Small farms support families and families create communities. Check out this excellent news article.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘A slap in the face’: small farmers say Trump is turning his back on them
The president wooed farmers in his campaign, but now the USDA is yanking funding, citing ‘DEI’ and wasteful spending
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Growers and farmers on small farms are taking a hit by cuts to and unreliable programs that have cost them time, money and trust. Small farms support families and families create communities. Check out this excellent news article.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Read about the action we just participated in with WeCount! We, along with teams in FL, NC, SC, and VA, delivered petitions to 5 different Costa Farms nurseries to get them to sign onto a worker-developed code of conduct to make a safer workplace for all nursery workers!
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America’s houseplants come at a steep price for greenhouse workers
The people who grow houseplants aren't often thought of as agricultural workers, but they face many of the same hardships — especially in extreme heat.
grist.org
September 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Read about the action we just participated in with WeCount! We, along with teams in FL, NC, SC, and VA, delivered petitions to 5 different Costa Farms nurseries to get them to sign onto a worker-developed code of conduct to make a safer workplace for all nursery workers!
grist.org/extreme-heat...
grist.org/extreme-heat...
🎥 Today on Ntl Voter Reg Day, we joined a press conference with the OC Sup of Elections, Karen Castor Dentel, to talk about the importance of voting.
EVERY VOTE MATTERS. It could be YOUR vote that wins a race. You have the right to shape the world, so register to vote now!
🔍"register to vote"
EVERY VOTE MATTERS. It could be YOUR vote that wins a race. You have the right to shape the world, so register to vote now!
🔍"register to vote"
September 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
🎥 Today on Ntl Voter Reg Day, we joined a press conference with the OC Sup of Elections, Karen Castor Dentel, to talk about the importance of voting.
EVERY VOTE MATTERS. It could be YOUR vote that wins a race. You have the right to shape the world, so register to vote now!
🔍"register to vote"
EVERY VOTE MATTERS. It could be YOUR vote that wins a race. You have the right to shape the world, so register to vote now!
🔍"register to vote"
💼 Yesterday, we celebrated the labor of almost 200,000,000 workers in the U.S. but how often do you think about the work that it takes to feed you?
The work of millions of farmworkers goes unseen - even though we eat daily.
We celebrate and fight for workers every day, not just Labor Day.
The work of millions of farmworkers goes unseen - even though we eat daily.
We celebrate and fight for workers every day, not just Labor Day.
September 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
💼 Yesterday, we celebrated the labor of almost 200,000,000 workers in the U.S. but how often do you think about the work that it takes to feed you?
The work of millions of farmworkers goes unseen - even though we eat daily.
We celebrate and fight for workers every day, not just Labor Day.
The work of millions of farmworkers goes unseen - even though we eat daily.
We celebrate and fight for workers every day, not just Labor Day.
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2. Help @floridafarmworkers.bsky.social deliver water, electrolytes, personal cooling systems and trainings to farmworkers across Florida: givebutter.com/fwaf-heat-2026
Support Our Farmworkers: Beat the Heat
Apoya a Nuestros Campesinos: Combatir el Calor
givebutter.com
August 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
2. Help @floridafarmworkers.bsky.social deliver water, electrolytes, personal cooling systems and trainings to farmworkers across Florida: givebutter.com/fwaf-heat-2026
🎉This is a victory for farmworkers AND workers everywhere! Judge strikes down most of Trump administration’s rewrite of farmworker wage rules because they didn't "adequately explain why" the change was needed. www.courthousenews.com/judge-strike...
Judge strikes down most of Trump administration’s rewrite of farmworker wage rules
A federal judge ruled the Labor Department’s new formula for setting temporary farmworker wages was arbitrary and skipped required public input.
www.courthousenews.com
August 31, 2026 at 2:42 PM
🎉This is a victory for farmworkers AND workers everywhere! Judge strikes down most of Trump administration’s rewrite of farmworker wage rules because they didn't "adequately explain why" the change was needed. www.courthousenews.com/judge-strike...
What!?! The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Monsanto over the health of people!! Read Beyond Pesticide's news and analysis here. beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblo...
Supreme Court Gives Pesticide Makers Immunity from Litigation for Omitting Cancer Warning on Products - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
(Beyond Pesticides, June 25, 2026) The Supreme Court today, in a 7-2 decision, issued a ruling that prohibits, under current federal law, the right of those harmed by pesticides to sue manufacturers f...
beyondpesticides.org
July 1, 2026 at 10:16 PM
What!?! The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Monsanto over the health of people!! Read Beyond Pesticide's news and analysis here. beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblo...
World Environment Day is recognized today by the UN.
Check out here their 7 graphs explaining the crisis we face: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
And here, 8 simple things you can do to combat worsening effects: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
We must all live on the Earth, let's take care of it.
Check out here their 7 graphs explaining the crisis we face: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
And here, 8 simple things you can do to combat worsening effects: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
We must all live on the Earth, let's take care of it.
June 5, 2026 at 6:53 PM
World Environment Day is recognized today by the UN.
Check out here their 7 graphs explaining the crisis we face: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
And here, 8 simple things you can do to combat worsening effects: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
We must all live on the Earth, let's take care of it.
Check out here their 7 graphs explaining the crisis we face: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
And here, 8 simple things you can do to combat worsening effects: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
We must all live on the Earth, let's take care of it.
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🚨 A new report warns that HB4 genetically engineered (GMO) wheat—recently approved by the U.S. government—poses serious risks to public health, the environment, and farmers’ livelihoods. 🧑🌾🌱
March 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
🚨 A new report warns that HB4 genetically engineered (GMO) wheat—recently approved by the U.S. government—poses serious risks to public health, the environment, and farmers’ livelihoods. 🧑🌾🌱
Today, the EPA chose to abandon its key responsibility to protect public health and the environment by rescinding the #EndangermentFinding. This decision prioritizes polluters over our children, families, and communities.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
What to know about EPA decision to revoke a scientific finding that helped fight climate change
The Trump administration has made it more difficult to curb planet-warming pollution by dumping a scientific finding that's the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gases from power plants, vehicles ...
apnews.com
February 25, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Today, the EPA chose to abandon its key responsibility to protect public health and the environment by rescinding the #EndangermentFinding. This decision prioritizes polluters over our children, families, and communities.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
While SB1632 and 1634 are being advanced in Florida, let's talk about gov't transparency. We shouldn't need info leaks to find out that our own gov't agencies are being trained to disregard the law. And we should know what criteria is used to label orgs as terrorist.
freedom.press/issues/dhs-c...
freedom.press/issues/dhs-c...
DHS calls leaks a threat. Here’s what we wouldn’t know without them
Recent leaks have exposed DHS’s warrantless home invasions, targeting of protesters, surveillance overreach, and propaganda campaigns
freedom.press
February 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
While SB1632 and 1634 are being advanced in Florida, let's talk about gov't transparency. We shouldn't need info leaks to find out that our own gov't agencies are being trained to disregard the law. And we should know what criteria is used to label orgs as terrorist.
freedom.press/issues/dhs-c...
freedom.press/issues/dhs-c...
"A scientific study that regulators around the world relied on for decades to justify continued approval of glyphosate was quietly retracted last Friday over serious ethical issues- including secret authorship by Monsanto employees"
$ cannot bury the truth about pesticides
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$ cannot bury the truth about pesticides
usrtk.org/pesticides/l...
Landmark glyphosate safety study retracted for Monsanto ghostwriting, other ethics problems
A scientific study that regulators around the world relied on for decades to justify continued approval of glyphosate was quietly retracted last Friday.
usrtk.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"A scientific study that regulators around the world relied on for decades to justify continued approval of glyphosate was quietly retracted last Friday over serious ethical issues- including secret authorship by Monsanto employees"
$ cannot bury the truth about pesticides
usrtk.org/pesticides/l...
$ cannot bury the truth about pesticides
usrtk.org/pesticides/l...
While heat-related kidney injuries are a huge problem among American workers, the growing rates of incidence are a symptom of globally rising temps, and workers all over the world are suffering. Read the story of a young Nepalese man on dialysis for life, and more.
grist.org/health/risin...
grist.org/health/risin...
Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers
Millions of migrants toil in grueling conditions in the Middle East, where brutal heat contributes to an alarming increase in kidney failure.
grist.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
While heat-related kidney injuries are a huge problem among American workers, the growing rates of incidence are a symptom of globally rising temps, and workers all over the world are suffering. Read the story of a young Nepalese man on dialysis for life, and more.
grist.org/health/risin...
grist.org/health/risin...
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
“Trump promised to make America healthy again and rein in use of the worst pesticides, but his EPA just proposed approving its fifth new ‘forever’ pesticide that will put people at risk for generations to come.” Public comments open until Dec 3
#noPFAS
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#noPFAS
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
EPA Plans to Approve Fifth “Forever Chemical” Pesticide Since Trump Took Office
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed approving the dangerously persistent pesticide epyrifenacil on canola, corn, soybean and wheat.
Monday’s announcement marks the fifth proposed approv...
biologicaldiversity.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“Trump promised to make America healthy again and rein in use of the worst pesticides, but his EPA just proposed approving its fifth new ‘forever’ pesticide that will put people at risk for generations to come.” Public comments open until Dec 3
#noPFAS
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
#noPFAS
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
"And she is not criminal, she is doing what other women would do, fight like any other woman,"says husband of Veronica Perez, detained with a bus full of women on their way to work. She has a legal work permit and four sons, but ICE took her anyway. Read more
www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/immo...
www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/immo...
Immokalee family seeks answers after ICE detains mother of four
Wilfredo Perez is seeking legal advice after his wife, Veronica, was detained by ICE agents despite having an active work permit and no criminal record.
www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"And she is not criminal, she is doing what other women would do, fight like any other woman,"says husband of Veronica Perez, detained with a bus full of women on their way to work. She has a legal work permit and four sons, but ICE took her anyway. Read more
www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/immo...
www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/immo...
AP published interviews of 4 farmworkers who worked in extreme heat while pregnant. The excessive strain on the body has led to birth defects, premature babies, miscarriages, and even maternal death. Combined w immigration crackdown, mothers need help and protections NOW
apnews.com/article/clim...
apnews.com/article/clim...
As heat gets more extreme, pregnant farmworkers are increasingly at risk
Agricultural workers are among the people most vulnerable to extreme heat. They toil under the hot sun and in humid greenhouses or nurseries, often with few breaks and places to adequately cool.
apnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
AP published interviews of 4 farmworkers who worked in extreme heat while pregnant. The excessive strain on the body has led to birth defects, premature babies, miscarriages, and even maternal death. Combined w immigration crackdown, mothers need help and protections NOW
apnews.com/article/clim...
apnews.com/article/clim...
ICE plans to hire bounty hunters to track down immigrants. ICE plans to give out bundles of files on at least 10,000 people at a time to private contractors, who will use phone location data, social media info, & photos to go outside the law and grab people for $$$
theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants
Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate — and paid cash bonuses for performance.
theintercept.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
ICE plans to hire bounty hunters to track down immigrants. ICE plans to give out bundles of files on at least 10,000 people at a time to private contractors, who will use phone location data, social media info, & photos to go outside the law and grab people for $$$
theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
“If wages drop even more, it won’t be worth it to pick apples.”
The DoL sets the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H2A workers every year to be above min. wage so that local workers paid min. wage aren't displaced. Today it's $19.94 in CA. Trump will cut it to $13.90. ⬇️
www.thenation.com/article/econ...
The DoL sets the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H2A workers every year to be above min. wage so that local workers paid min. wage aren't displaced. Today it's $19.94 in CA. Trump will cut it to $13.90. ⬇️
www.thenation.com/article/econ...
Trump Drops the Hammer on Farmworkers
At the end of the season, he cuts wages of 400,000 workers by a third.
www.thenation.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“If wages drop even more, it won’t be worth it to pick apples.”
The DoL sets the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H2A workers every year to be above min. wage so that local workers paid min. wage aren't displaced. Today it's $19.94 in CA. Trump will cut it to $13.90. ⬇️
www.thenation.com/article/econ...
The DoL sets the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H2A workers every year to be above min. wage so that local workers paid min. wage aren't displaced. Today it's $19.94 in CA. Trump will cut it to $13.90. ⬇️
www.thenation.com/article/econ...
H-2A employers legally must post their jobs in the US before offering them abroad. Foreign workers here legally to work are being detained, now there's nobody to work the fields. If US doesn't want the job & won't let H-2A do it, it won't get done. "The fear is here"
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
Florida farmers struggle as legal foreign workers worry about immigration crackdown
Even agriculture workers who enter the U.S. legally, doing jobs Americans find undesirable, are fearful of being targeted by federal enforcement.
www.tampabay.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
H-2A employers legally must post their jobs in the US before offering them abroad. Foreign workers here legally to work are being detained, now there's nobody to work the fields. If US doesn't want the job & won't let H-2A do it, it won't get done. "The fear is here"
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
10/2: Trump proposes to cut wages for all farm workers by up to $7/hour AND charge them rent for gov't provided housing. @ufw.bsky.social says it's “a catastrophe for American workers... When guest worker wages are lowered, it is American jobs that are lost" to cheaper foreign workers, hurts us all.
October 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
10/2: Trump proposes to cut wages for all farm workers by up to $7/hour AND charge them rent for gov't provided housing. @ufw.bsky.social says it's “a catastrophe for American workers... When guest worker wages are lowered, it is American jobs that are lost" to cheaper foreign workers, hurts us all.
As farmworkers work tirelessly to feed our nation, Congress plans to cut funds for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act & give even more funds to ICE. Plus, if Congress doesn't approve all 12 spending bills for 2026 by 12am, there will be a gov shutdown. Sign ->
action.momsrising.org/sign/ice-fun...
action.momsrising.org/sign/ice-fun...
SIGN NOW: Tell Congress to fund communities not family separation and cruelty!
Congress must fund healthcare, education, and disaster relief programs and clawback unrestrained funding that opens the doors to even more human rights abuses through ICE.
action.momsrising.org
September 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
As farmworkers work tirelessly to feed our nation, Congress plans to cut funds for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act & give even more funds to ICE. Plus, if Congress doesn't approve all 12 spending bills for 2026 by 12am, there will be a gov shutdown. Sign ->
action.momsrising.org/sign/ice-fun...
action.momsrising.org/sign/ice-fun...
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Not substantially equivalent: New scientific research challenges claims that GMOs are safe.
Via @stacymalkan.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social
usrtk.org/gmo/new-scie...
Via @stacymalkan.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social
usrtk.org/gmo/new-scie...
Not substantially equivalent: New scientific research challenges claims that GMOs are safe (Professor Antoniou interview part 2)
A leading molecular geneticist warns that regulators are ignoring the risks of “stacked-trait” GMOs, and herbicides used on GMOs, such as glyphosate, 2,4-D, and dicamba.
usrtk.org
September 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Not substantially equivalent: New scientific research challenges claims that GMOs are safe.
Via @stacymalkan.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social
usrtk.org/gmo/new-scie...
Via @stacymalkan.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social
usrtk.org/gmo/new-scie...
In 2021, consumers were more likely to be struck by lightning than win in FA. Why do corporations get to choose where to settle disputes but consumers and workers don’t? The #FAIRAct will #EndForcedArbitration and restore our freedom to choose where we are heard.
www.justice.org/resources/re....
www.justice.org/resources/re....
Forced Arbitration and Big Banks: When Consumers Pay to Be Ripped Off
www.justice.org
September 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In 2021, consumers were more likely to be struck by lightning than win in FA. Why do corporations get to choose where to settle disputes but consumers and workers don’t? The #FAIRAct will #EndForcedArbitration and restore our freedom to choose where we are heard.
www.justice.org/resources/re....
www.justice.org/resources/re....
"The environmental cost of production is being transferred to the Global South"
Pesticide spraying is stunting crops, ruining livelihoods, and getting whole communities sick in Paraguay. Laws are not being enforced and children die from exposure. Read to learn more:
lab.org.uk/britain-expo...
Pesticide spraying is stunting crops, ruining livelihoods, and getting whole communities sick in Paraguay. Laws are not being enforced and children die from exposure. Read to learn more:
lab.org.uk/britain-expo...
Britain exports banned pesticide to Paraguay | Latin America Bureau
Paraquat, manufactured by British company Syngenta, is banned in the UK and the EU. But it is widely used on Paraguay's booming soya farms, with often terrible effects on the crops and health of local...
lab.org.uk
September 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"The environmental cost of production is being transferred to the Global South"
Pesticide spraying is stunting crops, ruining livelihoods, and getting whole communities sick in Paraguay. Laws are not being enforced and children die from exposure. Read to learn more:
lab.org.uk/britain-expo...
Pesticide spraying is stunting crops, ruining livelihoods, and getting whole communities sick in Paraguay. Laws are not being enforced and children die from exposure. Read to learn more:
lab.org.uk/britain-expo...