Root Brothers Farms

Root Brothers Farms

[$5,178,599](source)

2020 CORONAVIRUS FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM$591,135 was disbursed to Root Brothers Farms due to market disruptions caused by COVID-19.(source)
2014 FARM WORKER KILLEDLuis D. Larios-Hernandez was part of a crew working for Root Brothers Farms and lived in quarters owned by that farm in the town of Barre. The crew had been loaned to Kirby Farms in order to irrigate tomato plants.(source)(source)
2009 WAGE AND HOUR VIOLATION OSHARoot Brothers Farms was fined $17,813 for wage and hour related violations.(source)
2002 FEDERAL LABOR TRAFFICKING CASEJavier H. v. Garcia-Botello, 02-cv-523s, began in the summer of 2001 when Maria Garcia-Botello and her family recruited Hispanic laborers in Arizona to work for farmers in Orleans and Genesee counties. Root Brothers Farms was accused of hiring trafficked workers through Mrs Garcia-Botello.(source)

Panek Farms

Panek Farms

[$3,177,123](source)

2024 USDA RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA GRANT$162,698 was awarded to Panek Farms Partnership to be used for the purchase and installation of a grain dryer.(source)
2020 CORONAVIRUS FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM$328,082 was disbursed to Panek Farms due to market disruptions caused by COVID-19.(source)
2019 USDA RURAL ENERGY GRANT$185,470 was awarded to Panek Farms to be used for the purchase and installation of a 320-kilowatt solar array.(source)