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Ninth Circuit hears Prop 12 arguments, but no clues on decision

04/14/21 4:17 PM By Steve Davies

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel did not hint at how it will end up ruling in a case argued Wednesday over California’s Proposition 12, which would require pork products sold in the state to come from sows raised with a minimum amount of square footage.

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Drought leaves little water for farmers who rely on Klamath Project irrigation

04/14/21 2:03 PM By Amy Mayer

Farmers along part of the Oregon-California border will get very little water for irrigation this year and federal agencies are offering financial assistance to compensate for some losses.

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.

Legislature revives debate on COVID-19 notifications and ‘corporate shaming’

04/14/21 7:41 AM By Brad Hooker

A new bill reignites a debate over transparency and corporate shaming in the wake of new allegations related to Foster Farms.

Insurance commissioner investigates dropped wildfire plans

04/14/21 7:37 AM By Brad Hooker

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is following through on a commitment to resolving the issue of farmers losing wildfire coverage.

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.

Farm Hands West: Braga Fresh promotes Fuller

04/14/21 7:09 AM By Hannah Pagel

Heather Fuller has moved up to vice president of sales at Braga Fresh and Jill Scofield has been hired by the North American Blueberry Council and the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council.

Proposed transfer tax, basis change could bite farm heirs

04/14/21 6:49 AM By Philip Brasher

Farm groups are bracing for a possible effort in Congress to impose new taxes on inherited land and other assets as a way of addressing wealth inequality while raising revenue Democrats will need to fund new infrastructure or social spending.

The big export backlog: US ag products stack up at Western ports

04/14/21 6:33 AM By Bill Tomson and Amy Mayer

Some ag exporters have complained that they can’t get their products into containers or that the filled containers are sitting at port, incurring fees and risking spoilage, because shippers are sending empty containers back to Asia so they can be filled with imports and sent back to the U.S. as fast as possible.

Farm, water groups push for funding for water projects

04/14/21 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

With President Joe Biden’s $2.7 trillion infrastructure plan in its beginning stages, western water interests and conservation groups are pushing for massive investments in water storage, conveyance and conservation projects to fix aging infrastructure and address persistent drought.

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Ninth Circuit hears Prop 12 arguments, but no clues on decision

Drought leaves little water for farmers who rely on Klamath Project irrigation

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

Legislature revives debate on COVID-19 notifications and ‘corporate shaming’

Insurance commissioner investigates dropped wildfire plans

Legislature looks to tighten state H-2A regulations

Farm Hands West: Braga Fresh promotes Fuller

Proposed transfer tax, basis change could bite farm heirs

The big export backlog: US ag products stack up at Western ports

Farm, water groups push for funding for water projects

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