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Farm Hands West: Church Brothers adds Sotelo, Stater Bros. promotes Reed

11/08/23 7:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Church Brothers Farms has added Martin Sotelo as the new senior director of raw product procurement for the U.S. and Mexico and Mike Reed has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of Stater Bros.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Bachmann new USA Rice CEO

11/08/23 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

USA Rice’s board of directors have tapped Peter Bachmann as the next CEO of the organization and Deanna Kovar has been named as the new president of John Deere’s Worldwide Agriculture and Turf Division.

Endangered Species Act proposals revise Trump changes

06/21/23 5:13 PM By Steve Davies

The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Wednesday to restore automatic protections for species listed as “threatened," as the Biden administration moved to roll back a Trump-era overhaul of the way the Endangered Species Act is implemented.

Court OKs agreement that EPA complete species evaluations for four pesticides

12/23/22 4:02 PM By Steve Davies

A settlement giving EPA until 2027 to evaluate the effects of four pesticides on endangered species has been approved by a federal appeals court.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Shultz to head up newly launched Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation

09/14/22 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Joe Shultz is the new executive director of the newly launched Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation and Jaime Adams has been tapped as the new senior policy adviser for climate at USDA.

In Round 2 of Delta drought regulations, environmentalists seek more cuts to farm water deliveries

01/12/22 8:17 AM By Brad Hooker

Environmental groups are pushing the state water board to increase freshwater flows by trimming out senior rights holders through an emergency regulation.

Environmental groups cheer the collapse of voluntary agreements

11/08/21 6:59 AM By Brad Hooker

Environmental groups are praising the Newsom administration for instead moving forward on the 2018 Bay-Delta Plan.

Biden conservation initiative garners mostly positive reviews

But Farm Bureau says plan still lacks details

05/06/21 1:32 PM By Steve Davies

Conservation groups praised the Biden administration’s first step in conserving 30% of the nation’s lands and waters by 2030, but the nation’s largest farm group said the initiative still lacks specifics, and a key farm-state senator said he was worried about removing too much land from production.

Fish and Game Commission seeks to appeal bumblebee ruling

01/13/21 10:30 AM By Brad Hooker

On Tuesday the commission unanimously voted to pursue an appeal of a court decision blocking the state from protecting native bumblebees.

Judge rejects state bumblebee protections

11/25/20 9:36 AM By Brad Hooker

A state judge has ruled that California cannot list four native bumblebee species under protections for endangered fish.

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04.12.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 12, 2024: Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., on farm bill, biofuels, and cattle markets

Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee. She has been a strong supporter of biofuels and says the Biden administration is missing a key resource when looking to lower carbon emissions. She also discusses the importance of passing legislation aimed at bringing more transparency to cattle markets.

Then, Geoff Cooper with the Renewable Fuels Association and Ben Prochazka with the Electrification Coalition join to discuss the impact of biofuels and electric vehicles on the economy.

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