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Daybreak: Newsom extends farmworker housing provision

12/15/20 10:14 AM By Brad Hooker

Borgeas to chair Senate Ag * NC regulator emerges as EPA candidate * Leaders look to wrap up stimulus * Farm groups give Biden trade advice

Four questions for the next Assembly ag chair

10/21/20 7:41 AM By Brad Hooker

In the midst of a three-week ag tour, Asm. Robert Rivas spoke about new insights, his labor and housing bills and a childhood in farmworker housing.

Daybreak: CA Grown kicks off 'Happy Hour at Home' campaign

09/18/20 1:31 PM By Brad Hooker

Newsom signs three labor bills * CDFA expands virus housing * USDA issuing rules for CFAP-2 * Will CR top-up CCC?

Rivas named chair of Assembly Ag Committee

09/14/20 11:05 AM By Brad Hooker

Since taking office, Rivas has pushed through labor-sponsored bills for farmworkers, with fierce opposition from industry.

State expands virus housing for farmworkers

09/05/20 3:46 PM By Brad Hooker

Santa Barbara County has joined the administration’s new Housing for the Harvest program.

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: State aid for Central Valley

07/28/20 11:34 AM By Brad Hooker

$100B in state stimulus * GOP goes broad on coronavirus relief * CFAP Round One payments lag

Daybreak: Newsom boosts ag housing

07/27/20 4:38 PM By Brad Hooker

Funding Friant-Kern fix * GOP pledges aid plan today * Trump trade remark draws Dem retort

Senate passes bill on H-2A worker rights

06/23/20 7:57 AM By Brad Hooker

The Senate yesterday advanced a bill requiring ag employers to notify H-2A guestworkers of their rights when it comes to labor, housing, health and safety.

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USSEC CEO Jim Sutter

This week’s Open Mic guest is Jim Sutter, CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council. In a matter of a few short months, the value of soybeans has seen an astronomical market spike. Sutter says China’s renewed appetite for U.S. soy is a big reason, but not the only bullish influence in the market. Sutter says collaboration with other commodity organizations and USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service has helped revive global demand and improve the industry’s balance of trade. Sutter says the U.S. soybean sustainability message is strong and could help other countries achieve their climate objectives. Sutter says the Biden administration's trade agenda will be a critical influence on the soybean market’s long term outlook.

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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. 15, 2021: Rep. Rodney Davis on impeachment, COVID aid, and biofuels

It's been an eventful two weeks on Capitol Hill, and the impacts could linger for an extended period of time. Illinois Republican Rodney Davis, a veteran of the House Agriculture Committee and the ranking member of the House Administration Committee, joins Agri-Pulse to discuss the current outlook for Congress and how that might impact farm policy.

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