Honoring Those That Protect Agricultural Workers
The AllWays Safe Agricultural Safety Awards are designed to honor those businesses and individuals that have committed themselves towards ensuring the safety and health of their workers in the food and farming industry. The AllWays Safe Agricultural Safety Awards are a collaborative effort between AgSafe and the Almond Board of California, who share a commitment to protecting the agricultural industry’s workforce.
The Company Recognition Program will honor two companies — a small company, with 50 or fewer employees and a large company with 51 or more employees. The size of a business plays a role in the scale and scope of a safety and health program. As such, this award will honor the successes of businesses both small and large, in ensuring their workers go home safely at the end each day. In addition, this award will bring to light the positive steps being taken by the food and farming industries to keep employees safe and healthy while continuing to run profitable, successful businesses.
The Individual Recognition Program will honor two employees — a Safety Professional and an Operations/ Production Supervisor. Each individual plays a different but critical role in implementing an effective safety and health program, as well as ensuring all workers have the knowledge and tools needed to go home safely at the end of each day. This award will acknowledge the genuine efforts of two dedicated individuals and provide insight into the selfless work made by safety professionals and operations/production supervisors across food and farming industries.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Kathryn Upton
Syngenta, Woodland, CA as the Health, Safety, Environmental and Security Programs Lead
Outstanding Safety Professional
Maria Sanchez
Acquistapace Farms Inc.
Outstanding Supervisor
Joaquin Paez
Reiter Affiliated Companies
Outstanding Company
Lakeside Organic Gardens
Lifetime Achievement Award
Amy Wolfe
AgSafe President & CEO Emerita
Outstanding Safety Professional
Jennifer Hawk
Frantz Wholesale Nursery LLC
Outstanding Supervisor
Estela Chavez
Mayoral Brothers Inc. FLC
Outstanding Company
J. Marchini Farms
Lifetime Achievement Award
Michael C. Alvarez
Outstanding Safety Professional
Tony Ramirez
Plantel Nurseries, Inc.
Outstanding Operation/Production Supervisor
Raul Rodriguez
Del Bosque Farms, Inc.
Outstanding Company
Rios Farming Inc.
Outstanding Company Award
Sierra Gold Nurseries
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dan M. Hair
Outstanding Safety Professional Award
Juan Lumbreras
Greenleaf Farms
Outstanding Operation/Productions Supervisor
Alan Miyamura
Lakeside Organic Gardens
Outstanding Large Company
AL PAK LABOR AND BRAGA RANCH
Lifetime Achievement
WILLIAM KRYCIA
Outstanding Safety Professional Award
LEONOR MORALES
Daniel C. Salas Harvesting, Inc.
Outstanding Operations/Production Supervisor
JAKE DUFFIN
AgriCare
Special Recognition Award
GUADALUPE SALCEDO
Durst Organic Growers
Outstanding Small Company
STRAIN FARMING COMPANY, LP
Outstanding Large Company Award
DUNCAN FAMILY FARMS
Outstanding Safety Professional
JUAN JOSE ZALDIVAR
Trilogy Personnel and Land Management
Lifetime Safety Professional Award
ALETHEA LEANDRO-FARR
J.G. Parker Insurance Associates
Outstanding Company
RANCHO GUADALUPE
Santa Maria, CA
Operations/Production Supervisor Award
GLADYS SOTO J.
Premium Packing
Outstanding Safety Professional
RUBEN FLORES
Walsh Vineyards Management
Lifetime Safety Professional Award
ROBIN NICOLA
Nicola Health and Safety
Company Award
FETZER VINEYARDS
Operations/Production Supervisor Award
FLAVIO ROBLES PEREZ
RAMCO Enterprises
Outstanding Safety Professional
JAVIER “BLUE” HIGUERA
Paramount Farming Company
Lifetime Safety Professional Award
RONALD P. SHANOIAN
J.G Boswell Company
Company Award
DANIEL C. SALAS HARVESTING, INC.
Operations/Production Supervisor Award
LUIS LOPEZ
Green Leaf Farms
Safety Professional Award
OSCAR AREVALO
Paramount Citrus
Outstanding Operations/Production Supervisor
ROY HOUSE
J.G. Boswell
Bakersfield, CA
Outstanding Safety Professional
ESPIE ESTRADA
Blue Banner Company
Riverside, CA
Outstanding Small Company
COLINAS FARMING COMPANY
Rutheford, CA
Outstanding Large Company
OCEAN MIST FARMS
Castroville, CA
Outstanding Operations/Production Supervisor
ARTURO RAMERIZ, RANCH FOREMAN
Paramount Farming Company
Bakersfield, CA
Outstanding Safety Professional
GLORIA S. BELL, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS AND SAFETY MANAGER
Driscoll’s Strawberry Associates
Watsonville, CA
Outstanding Small Company
CALIFORNIA AMMONIA COMPANY (CALAMCO)
Stockton, CA
Outstanding Large Company
DIAGEO CHATEAU AND ESTATE WINES COMPANY – VINEYARD DEPARTMENT
Calistoga, CA