Nitrate order could hit organic farmers hardest

12/10/20 11:31 AM By Brad Hooker

The president of Driscoll’s of the Americas said a new nitrate regulation in the Salinas Valley will be harder for organic producers to meet than for conventional farmers.

Legislature returns to single-use plastics, with ag part of the solution

12/02/20 11:20 AM By Brad Hooker

The Assembly heard two days of testimony on the many problems facing California and the planet when it comes to packaging made up of single-use plastics.

Food and ag bills to watch for next year

10/07/20 10:59 AM By Brad Hooker

CDFA expects to see several bills return in 2021 that failed to pass during the recent two-year session for the Legislature.

Daybreak: A few of the ag-related bills passed in the Legislature

09/01/20 2:13 PM By Brad Hooker

Plastics debate heats up * CDFA steps closer to carbon markets * Cloudy future for coronavirus aid * China ‘saying right things’

Daybreak: USDA offers farmers help with wildfires

08/25/20 4:58 PM By Brad Hooker

UC ditches plastic containers * Cut flowers on the outs * Trump: China trade war a winning issue * Trump extends Food Box program

UC to phase out single-use plastics, as lawmakers debate bills

08/25/20 1:35 PM By Brad Hooker

UC announced Monday it will be phasing out single-use plastics on its 10 campuses over the next two years.

Daybreak: CDFA deploys fairgrounds for the homeless

01/08/20 11:43 PM By Brad Hooker

Plastics bills are back * FCC investing in broadband before map update

Daybreak: Recycling industry revives measure on single-use plastics

11/25/19 10:17 PM By Brad Hooker

US, Mexico keep the pressure on * Farm groups weigh in on climate change

Julie Anna Potts, North American Meat Institute

This week’s Open Mic guest is Julie Anna Potts, president and CEO of the North American Meat Institute. Few segments of the food industry were forced to adapt as quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic to meet consumer demand as members of the North American Meat Institute. Now, Potts says, the meat industry is looking forward to a new normal and embracing new challenges including a court challenge to California’s Proposition 12 ballot initiative that threatens to wreak havoc on interstate commerce of meat. Potts says resolving labor issues remains a top priority for the meat industry as well as securing the safety of their existing workers from COVID-19.

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