AgHiRE is dedicated to empowering talented Spanish-speaking farm employees by equipping them with critical language skills, digital literacy, and leadership training, enabling them to advance into more significant roles within their organizations. Our goal is to assist employers in developing the inherent potential within their teams, ensuring each employee reaches their highest capability.

AgHiRE invites employers to enroll employees who exhibit significant potential for advancement and would benefit from professional development. AgHiRE participants must be Spanish-speaking farm employees who are English language learners and are already in front-line farm leadership roles or who show promise for promotion. 

Application Process:

Please submit this application form to enroll up to three employees for the level 1 course. Because we want to offer this training to as many employers as possible, we may need to limit the number of seats per company. If you wish to enroll more than three employees, please let program staff know during our discovery call. Returning employers who wish to re-enroll their employees in our advanced level 2 course and/or enroll new employees in our level 1 course may also use this same form. 

 AgHiRE 2025-2026 Application

Program Details:

Our level 1 AgHiRE course offers relevant learning opportunities in high-priority areas identified by employers, including leadership and communications, digital literacy, regulatory awareness, and English.  

• Classes will run December 2025 - March 2026, with a three-week winter break.
• Class hours total 90 hours of instruction.
• Class will meet two days per week (three hours each) and monthly for a full day leadership and communication training.
• Classes will be held in person in Woodland, CA.
• More details on our program schedule will be released soon. Please email program staff with any questions.
• Employers are expected to adjust their operations and staffing to ensure enrolled employees can fully attend the program. This includes avoiding any work-related interruptions, allowing employees to dedicate 100% of their time in class to learning.

Program Costs: 

Program enrollment fee = $600 per participant. The program enrollment fee is eligible for reimbursement upon successful program completion. 

The AgHiRE program does require that employees be compensated for class time. Participant stipends may be available to support training costs on a case by case basis, which we would discuss in the enrollment process individually.

The vision of AgHiRE program is to provide farm employees high-quality professional development that will result in long term career advancement. AgHiRE will conduct employer evaluations after the program ends to learn what new or increased skills participants have demonstrated, how this has impacted farm operations, and what changes in participant’s responsibilities, position or wage advancements have occurred, or are anticipated.