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State asks for $300K to implement a minor pesticide bill

01/12/21 9:14 AM By Brad Hooker

Gov. Newsom is asking for more funding to implement significant new reporting procedures on a little-used pesticide.

Daybreak: Lawmakers tell lawmakers about ag

12/11/20 11:43 AM By Brad Hooker

Farmworker bills push for vaccines and healthcare * New questions about H-2A * China expert gets USTR * Farm equipment sales strong

Farmworkers at the center of universal healthcare bill

12/11/20 11:16 AM By Brad Hooker

Senator Maria Elena Durazo of Los Angeles has introduced a measure to grant healthcare coverage to all Californians, regardless of immigration status.

Daybreak: Citrus Stride goes virtual

09/30/20 10:42 AM By Brad Hooker

Newsom bans rodenticides * Fairs help with fires * Citrus Stride goes virtual * CCC funding set to clear * Crunch time for covid talks

Newsom signs rodenticide ban, insecticide bill

09/30/20 9:42 AM By Brad Hooker

One bill bans second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides statewide, the other adds more reporting for chlorpyrifos.

Chlorpyrifos bill clears Assembly floor

08/26/20 11:57 AM By Brad Hooker

The Assembly on Tuesday passed SB 86, a measure requiring quarterly reporting on the use of the granular form of chlorpyrifos.

Rehashing 2019 debates, Legislature targets the granular form of chlorpyrifos

08/05/20 8:43 AM By Brad Hooker

Debate has again flared up an insecticide widely used in other states and now banned in California from all uses except the granular form.

Daybreak: Chlorpyrifos bill sees contentious debate

07/31/20 2:11 PM By Brad Hooker

H-2A rights bill adds more mandates * Paid family leave could be expanded in CA

Bill targeting the granular form of chlorpyrifos advances

07/31/20 1:34 PM By Brad Hooker

United Farm Workers, a co-sponsor of the bill, labeled CDFA Secretary Karen Ross as “dangerous” for negotiating an exemption on the granular form under the ban.

Daybreak: State revives chlorpyrifos bill

05/20/20 7:52 AM By Brad Hooker

Reclamation nudges up water deliveries * Farmers thankful, but look for more

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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: Policymakers have a huge opportunity to leverage venture investment in food and agriculture. Here’s how.

In this opinion piece, Sanjeev Krishnan with S2G Ventures outlines a path that policymakers can follow to avoid the issues that arise when policy lags behind food and ag tech investment and innovation.

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Washington Week in Review: March 4, 2021: Recovery bill, Vilsack priorities take shape

Action on Capitol Hill this week focused on a $1.9 trillion recovery bill making its way through the Senate. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase talk about that and some early indications of USDA priorities from Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack.

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