Health officials advise wearing bandanas

04/08/20 11:31 AM By Brad Hooker

AG bashes EPA assessment on 1,3-D * Industry drafts coronavirus credentials * EPA defends enforcement policy * Bayer settling Roundup lawsuit over labeling

State faces hard choices over budget, costly regulations

03/25/20 8:10 AM By Brad Hooker

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, California’s state government is navigating a new world as leaders take the first steps in organizing public meetings from their dinner tables.

DPR unveils hyper-localized 1,3-D rules, despite ag concerns

02/18/20 3:41 PM By Brad Hooker

DPR has released new details on how it plans to reduce emissions under a set of niche pilot programs set to launch this summer.

Daybreak: State analysts reject Newsom’s climate fund, offer to cut water from bond

02/14/20 10:29 AM By Brad Hooker

DPR to reduce 1,3-D emissions by 60% in Shafter * DPR advisors debate meaning of IPM and role of state funding for alternatives * SacBee leaps into labeling debate

Eight questions for DPR’s Val Dolcini

02/05/20 1:23 AM By Brad Hooker

Dolcini shared his perspective on what farmers can expect this year with neonics, air monitoring and chlorpyrifos alternatives.

Daybreak: With voluntary agreements, Newsom wants to double salmon population

02/04/20 10:25 PM By Brad Hooker

EPA publishes new reviews on 1,3-D * Dairy farmer responds to Starbucks calling plant-based milk more environmentally friendly

Daybreak: Experts talk SGMA at irrigation conference

01/28/20 12:43 AM By Brad Hooker

One small town inspires statewide regulations on Telone * A farm equity center proposal advances to State Senate

Big changes or a band-aid for the Valley’s air quality challenges?

08/28/19 9:04 AM By Brad Hooker

A draft environmental justice plan proposes big changes for the small San Joaquin Valley city of Shafter.

Daybreak West for July 22-26

07/22/19 12:30 AM By Brad Hooker

More details in 1,3-D spike * Comments on bumblebees as endangered species * State hears coastal water issues * California farmers rally for USMCA * Water Board increasing ag fees * BeeCheck for growers launches

Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.

This week’s Open Mic Guest is Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. Few events in history have been as challenging as the COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture makes up one-fourth of Arkansas’ GDP and has hit the state’s rural economy especially hard. As a member of both the Agriculture and Appropriations Committees in the Senate, Boozman approves of additional funds to support the industry but is keeping an eye on the additional financial burden. He supports the Agriculture Department and Secretary Sonny Perdue’s guidelines for dispersing CFAP funds, is in favor of increased annual limits for the Commodity Credit Corporation, and believes the silver lining of the pandemic may be heightened efforts to improve rural broadband service.

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Opinion: How Congress Can Send Much Needed Capital to Rural Communities To Mitigate Financial Fallout From Pandemic

Matt McKenna explains if USDA were able to issue government-backed debentures to RBICs, it would facilitate the flow of private capital to rural businesses serving communities in all 50 states, thereby generating employment opportunities and stimulating innovation and other critical economic development.

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Washington Week in Review: Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., talks CFAP, farm labor, and more

The Department of Agriculture unveiled the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program this week, giving producers a look at how the $16 billion in direct payments will be dispersed. California Democrat Jimmy Panetta joined Agri-Pulse to discuss how the program and other key farm policy developments will be important to his district.

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