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Bill on H-2A worker rights raises new arguments over housing

07/31/20 1:39 PM By Brad Hooker

A bill aimed at informing H-2A guest workers of their housing and labor rights passed another committee this week.

Survey finds pandemic is ‘amplifying’ farmworker issues

07/29/20 10:51 AM By Brad Hooker

Farmworker organizations this week released the results of a new study aimed at understanding how the COVID-19 pandemic has been impacting farmworkers.

Daybreak: Reimbursing PPE for farmworkers

07/21/20 12:01 PM By Brad Hooker

New ag trade advisors from CA * Senate GOP ‘socializing’ its COVID plan * House panel probing Food Box initiative

California produce leaders named as trade advisors

07/21/20 11:47 AM By Brad Hooker

Western Growers CEO Dave Puglia, California Fresh Fruit Association trade director Caroline Stringer and others have joined the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee.

Some pesticide handlers concerned about lack of respirators

07/01/20 6:30 AM By Steve Davies

The lack of respirators, needed to apply certain pesticides, is cause for concern in farm country, but how much of a concern depends on whom you ask and where they’re located.

Lawmakers raise concerns over ballot initiative on Prop 13

06/10/20 8:31 AM By Brad Hooker

During a recent Assembly hearing, legislators raised questions over the implications of a property tax initiative registered for the November ballot.

Water Board lobbies for new positions, some paid for by farmers

06/10/20 8:28 AM By Brad Hooker

The State Water Board is raising eyebrows for requesting 74 new positions during a hiring freeze.

Daybreak: Dine-in options may reopen next week

05/08/20 7:10 AM By Brad Hooker

DPR spray rules still in place * Workers’ comp policy hurts a ‘struggling’ industry * Pence agrees to raise payment limits

Newsom makes it easier to get workers’ comp for COVID

05/07/20 6:45 AM By Brad Hooker

Employees who test positive for COVID-19 can now receive workers’ compensation benefits without having to prove the infection took place on the job.

Daybreak: Survey: 57% of CA farmers losing sales

05/06/20 9:39 AM By Brad Hooker

Industry has a voice in Newsom’s task force * Bill would boost USDA spending cap to $68B

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Land O'Lakes President and CEO Beth Ford

This week’s Open Mic Guest is Beth Ford, president and CEO of Land O’Lakes. The nearly century-old company has recently formed a multi-year partnership with Microsoft and has helped to form a new coalition to lobby Washington for increased access to broadband in rural communities. Recognizing a lack of healthcare in rural communities and a lack of investment in technology for schools, Ford says the digital divide isn’t a rural issue, it is an American issue. Ford says Land O’ Lakes is working to provide data-rich insights to help farmers achieve improvements in profitability and sustainability.

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Opinion: Congress should fund rural broadband now

In this opinion piece, Lisa Safarian, president of Crop Science North America at Bayer, discusses the importance rural broadband has on the agriculture industry and why it needs more attention from Congress.

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Washington Week in Review: July 31, 2020: Rep. Angie Craig discusses coronavirus relief efforts

As congressional and administration leaders continue their negotiations on future coronavirus relief, Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., joins Agri-Pulse to discuss what she wants to see in the next bill and how she assesses the relief efforts thus far.

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