Agri-Pulse announces All-Star Lineup of Speakers for the 2020 Virtual Food & Ag Policy Summit West

07/21/20 4:57 PM By Sara Wyant

California farmers, food companies and other parts of the farm-to-fork supply chain face a number of vexing environmental challenges, but many have developed innovative new solutions.

Agri-Pulse announces 2020 Food & Ag Policy Summit West on April 22

01/21/20 12:02 PM By Sara Wyant

California farmers, food companies and other parts of the farm to fork supply chain face several vexing environmental challenges but many have developed innovative new solutions.

Sacramento to meet air quality goals ahead of schedule

11/22/17 5:15 AM By Sandra Cowherd

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the Sacramento region’s Ozone Plan, which demonstrates the region will meet a federal eight-hour ozone standard of 75 parts per billion (ppb) two years ahead of schedule, or by July 20, 2025.

Tom Halverson, CoBank

This week’s Open Mic guest is Tom Halverson, president and CEO of CoBank. The balance of debt stocks of U.S. farmers has grown during the downturn in the overall farm economy, but thankfully, the load of debt service has been eased by the tailwinds of increased global trade and higher commodity prices as well as very low interest rates. CoBank’s Halverson expects borrowing rates to remain low and farm income to improve as global commodity stocks remain tight in the near future. Halverson is hopeful the Biden administration will pursue an aggressive global trade strategy and says the ag industry must be prepared to defend its position as part of the solution in any climate policy.

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