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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, May 19, 2024
USDA’s Risk Management Agency is expanding its whole-farm revenue protection plan with the goal of garnering more participation from aquaculture and organic producers.
The Senate has passed a measure to allow a vote-by-mail option for farmworker union elections. Opponents argue it erodes principles fought for by labor icon Cesar Chavez.
Lawmakers accused almond growers of over-planting and livestock ranchers of unsustainable practices, while others sought policy ideas to help small family farmers.
The California departments of food and agriculture and public health accepted oral public comments regarding their proposed actions for the implementation of Proposition 12 last week, following a request to hold such a hearing after the 45-day window for written comments closed on July 12.
United Fresh Produce Association and the Produce Marketing Association have announced the leadership that will launch the start of the new association beginning in 2022.
The Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule has been vacated by a federal judge in Arizona who said allowing it to remain in place risks “serious environmental harm,” particularly in the arid Southwest.
The overwhelming majority of federally threatened and endangered species are likely to be “adversely affected” by three commonly used neonicotinoid insecticides, the Environmental Protection Agency said in draft assessments that were met with immediate criticism from grower groups.