Skeptics of a rural spending bill fear a money grab from urban lawmakers

04/21/21 7:17 AM By Brad Hooker

A $1 billion rural infrastructure bill has reignited concerns of granting too much financial control to urban lawmakers.

Ag chairs ask Newsom to declare drought emergency

04/08/21 9:27 AM By Brad Hooker

Current and former state ag committee chairs are calling for a statewide drought emergency.

State cuts water deliveries to 5%, feds to zero

03/24/21 7:18 AM By Brad Hooker

Asm. Gray blamed environmentalists for the water shortage for blocking water storage projects.

Daybreak: California Farm Bureau praises Vilsack pick

12/14/20 10:52 AM By Brad Hooker

Gray ‘stripped’ of chair role * Newsom’s latest economic advisor * Vilsack pledges to take on ‘systemic racism’

Adam Gray ‘stripped’ of chair position over Water Board vote

12/14/20 10:38 AM By Brad Hooker

Assemblymember Adam Gray of Merced is claiming leadership has stripped him of his position as chair of the Governmental Organization Committee.

Daybreak: Feinstein supports Canadian ban on single-use plastic

12/08/20 10:55 AM By Brad Hooker

Legislature punches in for a new year * Vaccine push hits the states * NMPF calls for DMC delay

Legislature kicks off new session with priority bills

12/08/20 10:42 AM By Brad Hooker

Lawmakers dove straight into the Legislature’s top priorities by introducing several new bills.

Attorney general asks court to decide on water rights

07/22/20 10:58 AM By Brad Hooker

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the state’s authority in water rights certifications.

New surprises in the evolving budget bills

06/24/20 9:40 AM By Brad Hooker

As the Legislature votes on a budget agreement with the Newsom administration this week, more details are trickling out, along with new trailer bills.

Daybreak: Calls for relaxing regulations gain steam in Assembly

04/27/20 6:00 PM By Brad Hooker

Lawmakers ask to reopen Sac Valley * Judge dismisses Prop 12 lawsuit over animal confinement * Key senator: ‘Have to do more’ for farmers * Rocky start for PPP Round 2

Tom Gallagher, DMI

This week’s Open Mic guest is Tom Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management Incorporated. Few commodity groups in the nation have seen greater challenges than dairy farmers over the past several years. The COVID pandemic, higher feed costs, consolidation in the processing industry and drought are just a few of the challenges producers have endured. Yet, prices have stabilized and consumers continue to seek dairy products. Tom Gallagher says the industry is adapting to marketing concepts that reach younger consumers and sharing the dairy message of sustainability to an information thirsty consumer.

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Opinion: America is missing an opportunity to lead in seafood production, leaving jobs on the table

In this opinion piece, Sean J. O’Scannlain with Fortune Fish & Gourmet discusses the need for federal legislation to clarify perimeters to establish an American aquaculture industry that would create jobs in many communities.

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Washington Week in Review: June 17, 2021: Processing capacity, immigration, and trade

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack was on Capitol Hill this week discussing a wide array of USDA priorities, including the expansion of processing capacity in the meat sector. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase have more on that and a look at where things stand on ag workforce legislation in the Senate in this week's video.

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