Environmental justice groups applaud CalEPA’s directive on pesticide notifications

02/03/21 9:45 AM By Brad Hooker

Environmental justice groups are applauding CalEPA ordering the Kern County ag commissioner to adopt a pesticide notification system.

Scientists: Soil health needed to maintain water storage

12/03/20 9:56 AM By Brad Hooker

Improving soil health can increase California’s groundwater storage by about 10% overall.

CalEPA is vague, but still stricter than U.S. EPA in COVID response

05/11/20 10:36 AM By Brad Hooker

CalEPA differs from U.S. EPA “both in its lack of specificity and its approach to the regulated community.”

Daybreak: CalEPA is vague but strict in COVID response

05/11/20 7:18 AM By Brad Hooker

CDFA reschedules hearing on stopping dairy quota * CDFA offers guidance for farmers’ markets, u-pick farms * USDA offices gear up for COVID-19 aid

CalEPA reminds ag it is still enforcing pesticide restrictions near schools

05/08/20 8:08 AM By Brad Hooker

CalEPA yesterday issued guidance directing county ag commissioners to continue enforcing pesticide restrictions near schools.

Farm Hands West: Newsom makes new appointments to CalEPA

09/04/19 10:56 AM By Hannah Pagel

Newsom announces new appointments to the California Environmental Protection Agency and John May is Deere and Company's new CEO.

Tom Gallagher, DMI

This week’s Open Mic guest is Tom Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management Incorporated. Few commodity groups in the nation have seen greater challenges than dairy farmers over the past several years. The COVID pandemic, higher feed costs, consolidation in the processing industry and drought are just a few of the challenges producers have endured. Yet, prices have stabilized and consumers continue to seek dairy products. Tom Gallagher says the industry is adapting to marketing concepts that reach younger consumers and sharing the dairy message of sustainability to an information thirsty consumer.

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Opinion: America is missing an opportunity to lead in seafood production, leaving jobs on the table

In this opinion piece, Sean J. O’Scannlain with Fortune Fish & Gourmet discusses the need for federal legislation to clarify perimeters to establish an American aquaculture industry that would create jobs in many communities.

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06.17.2021

Washington Week in Review: June 17, 2021: Processing capacity, immigration, and trade

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack was on Capitol Hill this week discussing a wide array of USDA priorities, including the expansion of processing capacity in the meat sector. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase have more on that and a look at where things stand on ag workforce legislation in the Senate in this week's video.

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