Resources for Communicators and Leaders

AI won’t replace HR—it will redefine the work HR leads. ADP’s 2026 HR Trends Guide points to four converging shifts: the move from roles to skills; the mainstreaming of generative and agentic AI; expanding pay transparency and multijurisdictional compliance; and a deepening HR–IT alliance.

Programs like CALP highlight an essential truth: industries are sustained not only by innovation or resources, but by people willing to lead with vision and resilience. At a time when California agriculture navigates climate pressures, sustainability demands, and workforce transformation, the development of human leadership capacity ensures the sector’s long-term vitality.