by Christopher Valadez, GSA President During the pandemic, many realized the value of farmers, farm workers and the entire agricultural industry when food continued to reach consumers and shortages of fruits and vegetables never materialized. The dedication of farmers and farm workers who worked diligently every day to grow, harvest, process and ship our crops […]
As the 2021 harvest begins in our region, many programs and systems are in place to help limit the spread of COVID-19 among farm workers and the community. Specific to the Grower Shipper Association of Central California (GSA), mass vaccination clinics for farm workers will continue through the summer, but additional programs will provide necessary […]
https://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.png00Sabrina Maisonneuvehttps://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.pngSabrina Maisonneuve2021-05-03 20:11:532025-09-11 20:12:16Preparing for the 2021 Harvest Season
The Grower Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) has launched a new webpage to provide an overview of efforts to advance families, food and farming in our region. The “Our Work” webpage focuses on GSA’s efforts to protect farm workers from COVID-19, improve water quality and supply, help its members manage diseases and pests as […]
https://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.png00Sabrina Maisonneuvehttps://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.pngSabrina Maisonneuve2021-04-11 20:12:212025-09-11 20:12:56New “Our Work” Webpage Highlights How GSA Is Working to Advance It’s Mission
Thousands of vaccines per week are now being administered for farm workers in Monterey County. What seemed unimaginable and unattainable a few weeks ago is now a reality. After the fifth Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas (CSVS)/Grower-Shipper Association (GSA) clinic is completed, approximately 12,000 essential workers will be vaccinated against COVID-19. How did […]
https://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.png00Sabrina Maisonneuvehttps://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.pngSabrina Maisonneuve2021-03-23 20:13:062025-09-11 20:13:26GSA Thanks Partner, Community and Volunteers for Achieving Thousands of Vaccinations For Farm Workers Per Week
In March, the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) was part of a collaborative effort in Monterey County that developed prevention guidance to protect essential workers for use on the farm, in food facilities and for employee housing, which was the first of its kind in the nation. Much of what was included in this […]
Replicating another of its Salinas Valley programs, the Grower Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) has established a COVID-19 training prevention program for food facility and farm employees in the Yuma in cooperation with the Regional Center for Border Health clinic. The program brings health professionals directly to work sites to provide multi-lingual information on […]
https://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.png00Sabrina Maisonneuvehttps://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.pngSabrina Maisonneuve2020-12-22 20:14:082025-09-11 20:14:31GSA Expands Farm Worker COVID-Prevention Training Program to Yuma
As president of the Grower Shipper Association of Central California (GSA), I talk to farmers, farming companies, farm labor contractors and farm workers about the challenges faced when protecting essential employees from COVID-19 exposure. These conversations and hearing the needs firsthand formed the impetus for many of the programs established by GSA over the last […]
In April, the Grower Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) established a first-of-its-kind housing program for farm workers in the Salinas Valley who were exposed to COVID-19, tested positive for the virus or were symptomatic. To assist its members in protecting farm workers as the growing season transitions to the Yuma and Imperial areas, GSA […]
https://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.png00Sabrina Maisonneuvehttps://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.pngSabrina Maisonneuve2020-11-10 20:15:112025-09-11 20:15:32GSA Establishes Quarantined Housing Program for Farm Workers in Imperial/Yuma Growing Regions
Finding Solutions to Create Opportunities
by Christopher Valadez, GSA President During the pandemic, many realized the value of farmers, farm workers and the entire agricultural industry when food continued to reach consumers and shortages of fruits and vegetables never materialized. The dedication of farmers and farm workers who worked diligently every day to grow, harvest, process and ship our crops […]
Preparing for the 2021 Harvest Season
As the 2021 harvest begins in our region, many programs and systems are in place to help limit the spread of COVID-19 among farm workers and the community. Specific to the Grower Shipper Association of Central California (GSA), mass vaccination clinics for farm workers will continue through the summer, but additional programs will provide necessary […]
New “Our Work” Webpage Highlights How GSA Is Working to Advance It’s Mission
The Grower Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) has launched a new webpage to provide an overview of efforts to advance families, food and farming in our region. The “Our Work” webpage focuses on GSA’s efforts to protect farm workers from COVID-19, improve water quality and supply, help its members manage diseases and pests as […]
GSA Thanks Partner, Community and Volunteers for Achieving Thousands of Vaccinations For Farm Workers Per Week
Thousands of vaccines per week are now being administered for farm workers in Monterey County. What seemed unimaginable and unattainable a few weeks ago is now a reality. After the fifth Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas (CSVS)/Grower-Shipper Association (GSA) clinic is completed, approximately 12,000 essential workers will be vaccinated against COVID-19. How did […]
GSA Seeks Science-Based Data-Driven COVID-19 Worker Protection Solutions
In March, the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) was part of a collaborative effort in Monterey County that developed prevention guidance to protect essential workers for use on the farm, in food facilities and for employee housing, which was the first of its kind in the nation. Much of what was included in this […]
GSA Expands Farm Worker COVID-Prevention Training Program to Yuma
Replicating another of its Salinas Valley programs, the Grower Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) has established a COVID-19 training prevention program for food facility and farm employees in the Yuma in cooperation with the Regional Center for Border Health clinic. The program brings health professionals directly to work sites to provide multi-lingual information on […]
The Essential Pieces of Protecting Ag Workers, Preventing COVID-19 Spread
As president of the Grower Shipper Association of Central California (GSA), I talk to farmers, farming companies, farm labor contractors and farm workers about the challenges faced when protecting essential employees from COVID-19 exposure. These conversations and hearing the needs firsthand formed the impetus for many of the programs established by GSA over the last […]
GSA Establishes Quarantined Housing Program for Farm Workers in Imperial/Yuma Growing Regions
In April, the Grower Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) established a first-of-its-kind housing program for farm workers in the Salinas Valley who were exposed to COVID-19, tested positive for the virus or were symptomatic. To assist its members in protecting farm workers as the growing season transitions to the Yuma and Imperial areas, GSA […]