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Lawmakers race to set carbon sequestration goals ahead of CARB

06/09/21 8:38 AM By Brad Hooker

A California carbon neutrality bill is ready for Senate consideration after narrowly passing the Assembly.

Bond and grazing bills pulled for the year

05/05/21 6:47 AM By Brad Hooker

A $3 billion food and ag bond, a $7 billion climate resilience bond and a bill to expand grazing for wildfire prevention have been pulled.

California’s version of the Clean Water Act sets ambitious 2050 goals

04/28/21 7:56 AM By Brad Hooker

Assembly Agriculture Chair Robert Rivas of Hollister is pushing for California to clean up all of its surface waters enough to be drinkable, fishable and swimmable by 2050.

Buy California bill gets unanimous support

04/23/21 7:06 AM By Brad Hooker

The Legislature has advanced a measure requiring all state institutions to purchase California-grown products ahead of others.

Ag lawmaker goes toe-to-toe with anti-meat advocate

04/21/21 7:23 AM By Brad Hooker

A food and ag bond proposal has pitted environmental groups against each other, stoking frustration from one lawmaker with a farming background.

EDF and lawmakers make plans for farmland to be fallowed under SGMA

04/14/21 7:44 AM By Brad Hooker

The Environmental Defense Fund has published a guide for local agencies preparing for a future with a large portion of the nation’s most productive lands no longer farmed.

Labor and ag groups unite on bill to stockpile N95s

04/09/21 7:56 AM By Brad Hooker

California Farm Bureau, Teamsters and farmworker groups are supporting a measure to stockpile N95s for farmworkers ahead of wildfire season.

Ag chairs ask Newsom to declare drought emergency

04/08/21 9:27 AM By Brad Hooker

Current and former state ag committee chairs are calling for a statewide drought emergency.

The pandemic and drought may be changing California politics

03/31/21 8:10 AM By Brad Hooker

With Democrats holding a super majority of power in California since 2018, Republican Assemblymember Andreas Borgeas of Fresno is seeing the pendulum now swing in the other direction.

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.

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Meagan Kaiser, United Soybean Board

This week’s Open Mic Guest is Megan Kaiser, treasurer and five-year member of the United Soybean Board. As a farmer and soil scientist, Kaiser says growers are reaping the benefits of previous checkoff investments in new uses and sustainability, leading to better soil health, increased productivity and a healthier environment. Farmer-funded research has also paved the way for cleaner air in major U.S. cities using biodiesel, biodegradable food and beverage packaging and more potential for food as medicine. She also discusses the need for better connectivity in rural areas so that more comprehensive data can be collected and analyzed.

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Ahead of UN Food Systems Summit, US chicken more sustainable than ever before - Opinion

Chicken isn’t just a lean, mean, protein-packed menu option. It’s also green. So green that according to a previous American broiler life cycle assessment, producing the same amount of chicken in 2010 as in 1965 had 50 percent less environmental impact.

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Washington Week in Review: Sept. 16, 2021: NCBA's Danielle Beck reconciliation bill tax language

Several House committees moved their respective parts of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill this week, and the tax language was under the watchful eye of the country's farm groups. In this video, Danielle Beck with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association offers her take on what the bill looks like so far and what she'll be watching as the process continues to unfold.

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