Articles Tagged with ''Western Agricultural Processors Association''

A progressive lawmaker is pushing to ban the herbicide paraquat to protect farmworkers and communities. But ag groups are refuting the claims and trying to rapidly educate lawmakers on the complex and robust regulatory process already in place.

Over the last seven years, agriculture has replaced more than 12,000 tractors and other off-road equipment with newer, lower-emission models, dropping daily NOx emissions by more than 11 tons.

The cost to cool down processing facilities—which only operate for about two months of the year—would reach as high as to $9 million.

A measure in the Legislature is proposing additional tax rebates for electric and fuel cell pickups used for work in agriculture and other sectors.

Criminals are deploying drones to scout for equipment to steal, while animal rights activists are using them to record dairy and ranch practices.

CARB is considering yet another regulation on converting vehicles to zero-emission engines. But ag and trucking groups are raising alarms over costs, lagging technology and inadequate charging infrastructure.

Agriculture is pushing back on a semi-permanent COVID-19 rule for workplaces, arguing the proposal is not based on accurate data and fails to account for new advancements in addressing the pandemic.

PG&E is proposing to dramatically boost electricity rates for customers by 2026 to invest in wildfire safety measures.

While the total damage amounts from California’s 2020 wildfire season is not yet known and several fires continue to burn, rural businesses such as farms, ranches, and others in the agricultural industry are faced with the continued threat of losing the insurance policies that protect the financial aspects of daily operations.