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Organic group says its climate efforts need support

08/21/20 12:59 PM By Brad Hooker

Federal policies that help advance organic agriculture will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change, the Organic Trade Association said in a paper.

Report: Dairies switching to subsurface drip irrigation will benefit crops and environment

08/11/20 10:47 AM By Brad Hooker

Sustainable Conservation has released a report that bolsters support for a new tool for dairies.

Extreme heat in November: Southern California farmers brace for climate uncertainty

07/29/20 10:45 AM By Brad Hooker

A new CDFA report shows farmers are eager for climate modeling that gets to the regional or crop level.

Daybreak: Electric trucks at nut facilities

07/22/20 10:45 AM By Brad Hooker

Table grapes are up * CDFA may consider a carbon market * Senate GOP readies ag aid * Last stop for landmark lands bill

CDFA looks to public-private partnerships to boost Healthy Soils

07/22/20 10:39 AM By Brad Hooker

CDFA and the Air Resources Board (CARB) will hold a series of workshops beginning next week to explore ideas for public-private partnerships for the Healthy Soils Program.

Climate report looks to Southern California farmers

07/15/20 10:35 AM By Brad Hooker

CDFA has released a report detailing the climate impacts that specialty crop growers in Southern California are likely to face in the coming years.

Citing racial inequality in agriculture, CDFA issues strategy for change

06/17/20 9:24 AM By Brad Hooker

CDFA sent a 30-page report to the Legislature on Tuesday detailing the many barriers for socially disadvantaged farmers in California.

Three bills to watch in the Legislature this week

06/01/20 8:18 AM By Brad Hooker

Appropriations Committees will hold auction-style hearings to consider hundreds of bills tagged with potential fiscal costs to the state.

Water Portfolio remains in limbo this year

05/21/20 8:40 AM By Brad Hooker

Gov. Newsom’s Water Resilience Portfolio outlining the state’s policy priorities on water projects is yet to be finalized.

Compost order gets an update, gains broad support

04/15/20 8:21 AM By Brad Hooker

The State Water Resources Control Board has eased restrictions on a conservation practice the administration has strongly encouraged for dairy farmers.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Chuck Conner, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives

This week’s Open Mic guest is Chuck Conner, president and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. Conner suggests the nation’s farmer owned cooperatives are well stocked as producers prepare for the 2025 growing season. Conner says many co-ops anticipated tariff issues and took early shipment of supplies for this season. A veteran of Capitol Hill policy debates, he acknowledges plenty of uncertainty surrounding the farm bill, tax policy and tariffs. Despite challenges, Conner believes legislators will take action on taxes and hopefully a new set of farm and nutrition programs.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 4, 2025: Sen. Hoeven on tariffs, budget reconciliation

President Trump unveiled a massive tariff plan this week adding a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports, plus a higher reciprocal tariff on many U.S. trading partners. We asked Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., how the tariffs will affect producers and how farm bill elements may be incorporated into budget reconciliation.

Then, the American Soybean Association's Virginia Houston and Joe Glauber from the International Food Policy Research Institute discuss which producers could be hurt the most by the tariffs and how farmers' cost of production will increase.

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