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Daybreak July 12: Rail service problems soar in second quarter

07/12/22 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

The number of unfilled grain car orders shot up 231% during the second quarter of this year, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation analysis of government data.

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.

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.

New Cal/OSHA rule will undo COVID-19 safety efforts, argue farm groups

11/25/20 9:29 AM By Brad Hooker

Ag groups worry a new COVID-19 regulation sets unrealistic mandates for protecting farmworkers in employer-provided housing and transportation.

DPR stalls an organic pesticide, costing industry millions

09/23/20 10:23 AM By Brad Hooker

DPR has spent five years cautiously scrutinizing an organic pesticide already registered in the U.S. since the 1960s.

California bill takes aim at ‘abuses’ of H-2A workers

05/19/20 8:15 AM By Brad Hooker

Sen. Bill Monning of the Central Coast wants to inform H-2A guestworkers of their rights when it comes to labor, housing, health and safety.

Daybreak: Bill on H-2A rights advances

05/19/20 8:09 AM By Brad Hooker

All eyes on White House today * Trump expects liability protections

Daybreak: Legislature’s first pesticide bill of the year passes committee

03/10/20 9:38 PM By Brad Hooker

Cal/OSHA issues guidelines for protecting workers from coronavirus * EPA fines San Francisco-based Wilbur-Ellis over pesticide mishandling * California wine grape processing declined in 2019

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08.05.2022

Newsmakers: Aug. 5, 2022: Sen. Tina Smith, Kurt Kovarik and Rob Larew on the Inflation Reduction Act and what it means for the upcoming farm bill

Senate Democrats are working to advance a reconciliation package that includes $369 billion in climate-related provisions. Sen. Tina Smith, a Minnesota Democrat and member of the Senate Ag Committee, joins Agri-Pulse to discuss why she supports the package and its investment in conservation programs.

Then, Kurt Kovarik with the Clean Fuels Alliance America and Rob Larew of the National Farmers Union offer their thoughts on the package and what it would mean for agriculture, including the industry’s preparations for the upcoming farm bill.

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