The County of Ventura County and House Farm Workers! are collaborating on a study of agricultural workforce housing needs, supported by all ten cities within the county. By“agricultural workforce” or “agricultural workers” we mean a person whose primary income is or was earned through permanent, seasonal, migrant agricultural labor. Agricultural labor includes planting, cultivating, harvesting, packing, distributing, and transporting crops, livestock, or aquaculture. As part of the effort, we are conducting this survey of Ventura County agricultural employers. The intent of this survey is to better understand agricultural workforce trends and the characteristics of agricultural workers, and to help the County and the cities ensure that their policies and programs relating to agricultural workforce housing are as
effective as possible.

Please fill out this survey with respect to your company’s direct agricultural operations in Ventura County. Please have only one representative from your organization fill out this survey.

All of your answers to this survey will be kept anonymous, and all survey results will only be presented in aggregate form, to ensure the confidentiality of individual responses.

For questions or assistance with filling out the survey, please contact Nyny Vu, at phuongvu@bae1.com or 510-547-9380 ext. 116.  For any general questions regarding the Farmworker Housing Study, please contact Gabrielle Vignone, at gabrielle.vignone@housefarmworkers.org.

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