Farm Bureau 'excluded' from Newsom’s ag policies

01/12/21 8:58 AM By Brad Hooker

California Farm Bureau Administrator Jim Houston is frustrated agriculture was not consulted ahead of Gov. Newsom’s proposal to raise pesticide fees on farmers.

Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Bryan Humphreys, CEO, National Pork Producers Council

This week’s Open Mic guest is Bryan Humphreys, CEO of the National Pork Producers Council. Swine producers are coming off a period of negative returns thanks to ample demand from domestic and global consumers. Humphreys says pork producers are concerned about the consequences of potential tariffs on global market access and hope for a farm bill which would include limits on state mandated production practices like those in California and Massachusetts. He also discusses the Biden administration's ruling on packer line speeds, ag labor and more.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Jan. 24, 2025: Frank Lucas on Trump administration, farm bill

Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States Monday. We asked former House Ag Committee Chair Frank Lucas how this Trump administration could be different than the last and if farmers should be concerned about another trade war.

Then, Michael Marsh from the National Council of Agricultural Employers and Jonathan Coppess of the University of Illinois discuss how farm and nutrition programs may fare in federal budget cuts and how the executive order directing mass deportations could impact farm labor.

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