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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: Infections bring Legislature to a crawl

08/28/20 5:03 PM By Brad Hooker

Wildfire bill raises concerns and money for canal fix * USDA pivoting to CFAP-2

Sea level rise is a looming threat to farm water

08/13/20 2:03 PM By Brad Hooker

Among the many ways this climate catastrophe could wreak havoc on property and the economy is by creating more salt issues for the State Water Project.

Daybreak: Ports and ag struggle under regulatory costs

08/11/20 11:01 AM By Brad Hooker

Legislature wraps up committees * Ag divided over byproducts * Irrigating with manure has benefits * USDA changes course on Food Boxes

Crowfoot: Water Portfolio will ‘accelerate’ storage projects

07/30/20 12:36 PM By Brad Hooker

Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot on Wednesday elaborated on the top 10 priorities for the finalized Water Resilience Portfolio.

Newsom finalizes Water Portfolio, with lowered expectations

07/29/20 1:42 PM By Brad Hooker

The administration has issued the final draft of its blueprint for equipping California to cope with the impacts of climate extremes.

Extreme heat in November: Southern California farmers brace for climate uncertainty

07/29/20 10:45 AM By Brad Hooker

A new CDFA report shows farmers are eager for climate modeling that gets to the regional or crop level.

Water Portfolio remains in limbo this year

05/21/20 8:40 AM By Brad Hooker

Gov. Newsom’s Water Resilience Portfolio outlining the state’s policy priorities on water projects is yet to be finalized.

Funding to help farmers reduce dairy and diesel emissions remains uncertain

02/26/20 9:55 AM By Brad Hooker

Lawmakers are skeptical Newsom can make up for further cuts to incentives programs supporting farmers.

Climate adaptation key to USDA science blueprint

02/05/20 4:34 PM By Steve Davies

Adapting to a changing climate is one of the themes of a new five-year research plan announced by the Agriculture Department.

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National Pork Board CEO Bill Even

This week’s Open Mic guest is Bill Even, CEO of the National Pork Board. Last year proved challenging for the nation’s swine producers and the pork industry despite a record-setting pace for global pork sales. While the new year offers challenges from higher feed costs, Even suggests the packing industry is processing animals at near capacity and demand for pork remains robust from both domestic and global markets. A continuing shift of consumers purchasing food online has brought new avenues in product promotion and associations in the food industry to reach consumers. Even says net-zero emissions for producing swine is attainable building on a well-documented path of sustainable production practices.

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Opinion: The USDA can protect the ag industry from COVID-19 with tools already in place

In this opinion piece, Deb Casurella with MyAgData®, urges the Biden administration to implement Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) technology.

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Washington Week in Review: Feb. 25, 2021: Sen. Roger Marshall on Vilsack, carbon bank, COVID-19

This week saw Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack return to USDA, kicking off his efforts to implement the Biden administration's ag policy priorities. Senate Ag Committee member Roger Marshall, R-Kan., joins Agri-Pulse to discuss that as well as coronavirus relief legislation on Capitol Hill in this week's video.

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