This bill ensured that Colorado’s agricultural workers are fairly compensated for their ongoing efforts to sustain our local economies and food systems. A majority of our agricultural workers earn wages that currently place them in poverty. Their financial hardship is further exacerbated as these farm workers frequently live and work in rural and frontier counties where access to family-sustaining services such as charitable food banks, pantries, or religious aid is limited. As a result, some of the most vital and essential laborers in the Colorado economy struggle to support themselves and their families despite their toil that literally nourishes the rest of the state.