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Farmworkers, climate and wildfires are the focus of new legislation in California

02/24/21 6:17 AM By Brad Hooker

The California Legislature is planning an active session this year to make up for lost time in 2020.

Legislature makes plans for farmland to be fallowed under SGMA

01/19/21 12:19 PM By Brad Hooker

A new bill would support repurposing lands for groundwater recharge, cattle grazing and ecological restoration projects.

Climate change calls for better breeding, conservation and water resilience, says soil scientist

12/16/20 7:50 AM By Brad Hooker

A UC Davis soil scientist says three themes should drive research and policy in sustaining California agriculture under climate change.

Daybreak: Climate resilience bond returns

12/09/20 11:35 AM By Brad Hooker

A proposal to cache N95s * CA’s new climate bills * New House Ag chair sets priorities * Senate chair has questions for Vilsack

New bills pitch an N95 cache, a bond revival and climate goals

12/09/20 11:25 AM By Brad Hooker

Legislators introduced a number of other measures on Tuesday, several related to agriculture.

Daybreak: CalCAN issues progress report on Healthy Soils

12/03/20 10:19 AM By Brad Hooker

Soil health could save water * Benefits to recharging water on fallowed land * Hill leadership taking shape for ag * Gaping hole looms in farm income * More ag scientists needed

Water Blueprint considering groundwater storage on fallowed land

12/03/20 10:04 AM By Brad Hooker

The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley consortium is considering the thousands of acres of farmland to be fallowed under SGMA.

Valley farmers could benefit from LA’s water savings

11/04/20 10:05 AM By Brad Hooker

A PPIC report finds partnerships between water agencies in the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California could help balance water budgets and bolster drought resilience.

Farm Bureau gives a reality check on aquifer recharge

10/26/20 10:53 AM By Brad Hooker

The state has modeled opportunities for flood-managed aquifer recharge in the Central Valley, but left out the ongoing surface and groundwater policy issues.

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

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Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.

This week’s Open Mic guest is Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member John Boozman. The Arkansas Republican isn’t pleased with the process of budget reconciliation for the Build Back Better Plan now before Congress. Boozman questions not only the sum of funds but the lack of detail in how the agriculture dollars will be used. While stepped-up basis may be preserved with the plan in its current form, Boozman says that can quickly change and says lowering the minimum inheritance tax thresholds could have the same detrimental effect on the transfer of farms and small businesses to the next generation. Labor is still a top issue for agriculture, but he’s doubtful this Congress will embrace the challenge.

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Ahead of UN Food Systems Summit, US chicken more sustainable than ever before - Opinion

Chicken isn’t just a lean, mean, protein-packed menu option. It’s also green. So green that according to a previous American broiler life cycle assessment, producing the same amount of chicken in 2010 as in 1965 had 50 percent less environmental impact.

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Washington Week in Review: Sept. 16, 2021: NCBA's Danielle Beck reconciliation bill tax language

Several House committees moved their respective parts of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill this week, and the tax language was under the watchful eye of the country's farm groups. In this video, Danielle Beck with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association offers her take on what the bill looks like so far and what she'll be watching as the process continues to unfold.

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