Articles Tagged with ''covid-19''

Ag Day cancelled due to coronavirus * Closures raise the spotlight on broadband access * Mexico’s glyphosate rejection spurs USMCA concern

Out of an abundance of caution and concern, Agri-Pulse will postpone the Ag & Food Policy Summit from March 23 to June 22. We have secured the same space at the National Press Club and will be working with speakers and sponsors to replicate the March 23 event.

Federal agencies are cutting travel and preparing to operate with staff disruptions because of the coronavirus outbreak, and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue signaled that he’s open to expanding feeding programs if Congress gives him the legal authority. 

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

DPR warns schools on using disinfectants during the outbreak * Central Valley freshmen face tough fights in November

A meeting of the government’s dietary guidelines advisers has been moved online and schools are being offered flexibility in feeding low-income kids as the Agriculture Department tries to grapple with the coronavirus outbreak. 

New bill ties grant program to Regions Rise Together initiative * Coronavirus delays USDA trade mission

Workshops focus on new ag order that threatens lettuce production * Policy wonks to discuss valley’s top issues at Kern County Water Summit today

China is still battling to contain coronavirus infections, but the U.S. ag sector is taking heart in signs that industry there is coming back to life in time for trade to resume under the “phase one” trade deal.

The USDA is now moving to open the U.S. border to Chinese chicken amid final talks between the two countries to wrap up a partial trade pact that is promised to result in China increasing its imports of U.S. ag commodities.