Daybreak: Newsom to conserve 30% of CA

10/08/20 12:30 PM By Brad Hooker

Ag exports down 9% * Nobel puts focus on gene editing * Meat exports recovering

Farmers fear Ag Order 4.0 will slash lettuce and berry production

03/03/20 3:08 PM By Brad Hooker

A costly new regulation has farmers worried year-round production on the Central Coast will be reduced to just one season.

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.

Daybreak: DPR wants feedback on chlorpyrifos

01/13/20 9:06 PM By Brad Hooker

Hollywood hypocrites * Ag to get focus in China signing

USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom

This week’s Open Mic guest is Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation. While the global food distribution system may have been altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Halstrom says consumer demand for U.S. beef, pork and lamb continues to grow. USDA data suggests strong demand for red meat thanks to recent trade agreements giving U.S. producers a more level playing field to compete in global market. Halstrom expects recovery from the pandemic in certain countries as well as online trends in consumer shopping to lead to greater U.S. market share in global markets.

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Opinion: Why the stakes for America’s COVID-19 response have never been higher

Craig Ratajczyk, most recently CEO for the Illinois Soybean Association, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has strained many of America’s established systems— particularly the economy, healthcare, and agriculture— and how we’re opening ourselves to vulnerabilities that threaten our health, safety, and security.

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Washington Week in Review: Oct. 15, 2020: Sen. Mike Rounds on COVID relief and cattle legislation

Talks to secure more coronavirus relief might be ongoing, but South Dakota Republican Mike Rounds is skeptical a bill will be produced before the election. He also shares his thoughts on recent legislation to reform many aspects of the beef cattle industry and where those bills go from here.

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