Items Tagged with 'Susan Eggman'

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Lawmaker pleads for state to fix canals and avoid a global food crisis

05/05/21 8:33 AM By Brad Hooker

A Central Valley legislator is collaborating with congress members and federal, state and local agencies to fix degraded water infrastructure in the valley.

With climate bills, ag races to tone down and clarify language

04/29/21 6:36 AM By Brad Hooker

Bills on carbon sequestration and community hubs were amended this week to ease agricultural and business opposition.

Firefighters struggle to save people when livestock is at stake

03/24/21 8:17 AM By Brad Hooker

A state lawmaker is hoping to create an emergency team for livestock evacuations at the UC Davis Vet Med School.

Daybreak: Newsom extends farmworker housing provision

12/15/20 10:14 AM By Brad Hooker

Borgeas to chair Senate Ag * NC regulator emerges as EPA candidate * Leaders look to wrap up stimulus * Farm groups give Biden trade advice

Borgeas to lead Senate Ag, as the state's only Republican chair

12/15/20 9:53 AM By Brad Hooker

Senator Andreas Borgeas of Fresno has become the lone Republican in either house to chair a policy committee.

A likely defeat for Prop. 15, with many races still undecided

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

The Proposition 15 tax measure has been losing ground as ballots continue to be counted.

Rivas named chair of Assembly Ag Committee

09/14/20 11:05 AM By Brad Hooker

Since taking office, Rivas has pushed through labor-sponsored bills for farmworkers, with fierce opposition from industry.

Assembly advances proposal for cutting ag’s climate footprint

05/14/20 8:04 AM By Brad Hooker

AB 2954 proposes a pathway for including natural and working lands within the next scoping plan for California’s AB 32 climate goals.

Daybreak: Farm Bureau town hall talks of ‘potholes’ in road ahead

04/29/20 5:01 AM By Brad Hooker

A proposal to tax sugary beverage distributors returns to the Legislature * Tax on sugary beverages is back * Trump gives meatpacking marching orders

Daybreak: California touts climate friendly farmers

12/02/19 9:51 PM By Brad Hooker

Newsom campaigns in Iowa * NIH puts focus on rural suicide

Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

This week’s Open Mic guest is U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin. The Illinois Democrat has long been concerned about a changing climate and the challenges it poses for the nation and its farmers. Durbin supports the American Jobs Act and recognizes the agriculture industry’s concerns over tax amendments to pay for the investment. He continues to work for immigration reform with a strong agriculture worker component and hopes for new efforts to expand market opportunities for farmers and ranchers.

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Opinion: The Biden administration should address Mexico’s bans on genetically engineered corn and glyphosate

In this opinion piece, Daren Bakst and Gabriella Beaumont-Smith with The Heritage Foundation discuss the potential fallout from Mexico’s bans and what the administration can do.

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04.30.2021

Washington Week in Review: April 30, 2021: Paul Neiffer on the Biden administration's tax policies

President Joe Biden rolled out a proposal this week that would be paid for with tax policy changes that could impact farmers and ranchers. Paul Neiffer, a principal at CliftonLarsonAllen, joins Agri-Pulse to discuss what the proposal means and what he's encouraging his clients to do in response.

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