Farmworkers, growers grapple with need for more COVID-19 tests and other resources

07/15/20 7:13 AM By Brad Hooker

As COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise in California, labor unions and social justice groups are expressing more concerns about the health and safety of farmworkers.

AAR President & CEO Ian Jefferies

This week’s Open Mic guest is Ian Jefferies, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads. The rail industry is enjoying an upswing in shipping volumes with the return of global demand for ag commodities following trade tensions with China and the ill effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jefferies says the industry partnered with agriculture and others in the call for Congress to approve USMCA and is hopeful global trade opportunities will expand. While the rail industry invests billions in its own infrastructure annually, they’re hopeful the incoming Biden administration will bring renewed financial support for the nation’s dilapidated bridges and locks and dams. AAR supports an updated highway bill and believes the rail industry can play a significant role in climate priorities in the 117th Congress.

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Opinion: Cracking the accounting jigsaw of on-farm conservation to grow the profitability of healthy soils

In this opinion piece, National Corn Growers Association CEO Jon Doggett and Environmental Defense Fund vice president of ecosystems Britt Groosman, discuss the importance of implementing sustainable practices at scale across U.S. agriculture.

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Washington Week in Review: Jan. 8, 2021: NAWG CEO Chandler Goule

It was a tumultuous week in Washington, but one that also included plenty of news that will be critical to the future of ag and rural policy. National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Chandler Goule joins Agri-Pulse to talk about the week's events as well as the legislative prospects of a Democratic Senate and the contact ag industry leaders have had with the incoming Biden administration.

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