Articles Tagged with ''Friant-Kern Canal''

Is water infrastructure or green technology better for stimulating California’s economy?

02/03/21 10:12 AM By Brad Hooker

Analysts and economists say both stimulus approaches would have long-term benefits, but may not help with immediate recovery.

Daybreak: Trump administration clears environmental review for canal repair

11/05/20 10:24 AM By Brad Hooker

Votes trickle in * Election and virus impact exports * Fudge a possibility for House Ag chair * Stimulus, government funding on to-do list

Water Commission looks at financing canal repairs

10/28/20 10:42 AM By Brad Hooker

The California Water Commission at a recent meeting discussed options for repairing and maintaining conveyance systems in the San Joaquin Valley.

Daybreak: Newsom appoints an Audubon director to Water Commission

10/01/20 10:31 AM By Brad Hooker

Friant frustrated over veto * New questions about farm wage rates * Senate clears USDA funding

Frustration mounts over fixing Friant-Kern Canal

10/01/20 10:25 AM By Brad Hooker

Friant Water Authority CEO Jason Phillips was disappointed with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of Senate Bill 559 on Monday, calling it a missed opportunity for the administration.

Newsom vetoes canal fix, signs bill to enforce COVID-19 guidance among farmworkers

09/29/20 10:13 AM By Brad Hooker

In a slew of bills signed and vetoed Monday, AB 2043 gained the governor’s approval while SB 559 and SB 1102 did not.

Daybreak: Newsom signs bill expanding tax credits for farmworkers

09/21/20 2:07 PM By Brad Hooker

Wine grapes added to CFAP * USDA funding drama * CFAP-2 lauded, signup kicks off * Atrazine gets interim OK

Critical water fixes go another year without state funding

09/02/20 8:26 AM By Brad Hooker

Several proposals aiming to repair critical infrastructure like the Friant-Kern Canal were left behind this year.

Daybreak: Infections bring Legislature to a crawl

08/28/20 5:03 PM By Brad Hooker

Wildfire bill raises concerns and money for canal fix * USDA pivoting to CFAP-2

Wildfire bill concerns processors, revives Friant-Kern Canal funding

08/28/20 1:42 PM By Brad Hooker

Food processors fear raised utility rates but attempts to win ag interests through infrastructure funding.

Julie Anna Potts, North American Meat Institute

This week’s Open Mic guest is Julie Anna Potts, president and CEO of the North American Meat Institute. Few segments of the food industry were forced to adapt as quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic to meet consumer demand as members of the North American Meat Institute. Now, Potts says, the meat industry is looking forward to a new normal and embracing new challenges including a court challenge to California’s Proposition 12 ballot initiative that threatens to wreak havoc on interstate commerce of meat. Potts says resolving labor issues remains a top priority for the meat industry as well as securing the safety of their existing workers from COVID-19.

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04.09.2021

Meet the Farm Hand: Autumn Price, Land O'Lakes

Autumn Price discusses her Georgia roots and explains the journey she took to come to D.C. She also reflects on the lessons she learned while working on the Senate Ag Committee, the story of how she and her husband first met, the ‘grain glitch,’ and even shares her most embarrassing moment.

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