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Aggressive conservation bills dropped for the year

04/23/21 6:58 AM By Brad Hooker

Bills codifying the governor's 30x30 order and paying ranchers to switch to plants have been dropped for the year.

Legislature looks to tighten state H-2A regulations

04/14/21 7:18 AM By Brad Hooker

Lawmakers are hoping to protect vulnerable H-2A temporary guestworkers from exploitative practices by returning to two earlier legislative proposals.

Food and ag bond proposal would boost the field-to-food bank supply chain

03/24/21 8:27 AM By Brad Hooker

A new California bill aims to support farmworkers, disadvantaged growers and food assistance programs, while promoting organic agriculture and climate-resilient practices.

Rivas pitches a $3B bond for conservation ag and food assistance

03/17/21 8:00 AM By Brad Hooker

Assembly Ag Chair Robert Rivas has a bill that would put a $3.1 billion food and ag bond on the November 2022 ballot.

Farmworkers, climate and wildfires are the focus of new legislation in California

02/24/21 6:17 AM By Brad Hooker

The California Legislature is planning an active session this year to make up for lost time in 2020.

Legislature revives H-2A worker rights bill

02/19/21 10:05 AM By Brad Hooker

A controversial measure requiring ag employers to notify H-2A guestworkers of their labor and housing protections and pay for travel time has returned after a veto last year.

Newsom’s conservation order raises more skepticism for farmers and ranchers

10/14/20 9:44 AM By Brad Hooker

The order raises more questions about the administration’s agenda when it comes to pesticides and freshwater flows for threatened fish species.

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.

Daybreak: An upgrade to Buy California

06/19/20 8:56 AM By Brad Hooker

Bill expanding sick leave passes * Public backs farmers’ COVID-19 aid * ‘Decoupling’ from China on Trump’s table?

Assembly passes bill on expanding paid sick leave

06/19/20 8:48 AM By Brad Hooker

The Assembly passed a measure yesterday that would expand unpaid and “minimally paid” sick leave for employees.

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: March 17, 2023: Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Dãnia Davy, Dewayne Goldmon on farm bill, farmer assistance

The Senate Agriculture Committee is inching closer to drafting a new farm bill, and many of the committee’s members are working to include their priorities in the upcoming legislation. Among that group is Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock, who joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to discuss what he wants to see from the next farm bill as well as offer his thoughts on USDA’s implementation of disadvantaged producer relief.

Then, Dãnia Davy with the Federation of Southern Cooperatives and USDA Equity Commission co-chair Dewayne Goldmon join a panel discussion on where things stand on efforts to address long standing issues facing minority farmers and what the federal government can do to address them.

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