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California’s smallest farmers crippled by ‘regressive’ ag order

11/02/22 8:05 AM By Brad Hooker

A controversial water quality regulation is levying a disproportionate burden on California’s smallest growers, who are often low-income and non-English speakers, according to advocates. Yet, others push for an even faster adoption timeline.

Nitrate order could hit organic farmers hardest

12/10/20 11:31 AM By Brad Hooker

The president of Driscoll’s of the Americas said a new nitrate regulation in the Salinas Valley will be harder for organic producers to meet than for conventional farmers.

Daybreak West: Wheeler fires back at Newsom and Garcetti

10/28/20 10:57 AM By Brad Hooker

State studies canal needs * Judge denies environmental lawsuits * Critics plan new challenge to dicamba * Electric vehicles worry ag retailers

Judge denies environmentalists in farm water lawsuits

10/28/20 10:48 AM By Brad Hooker

A state judge has rejected three petitions by environmental groups challenging a 2018 regulation approved by the State Water Board.

Daybreak West: Ag Order seen as a heavy lift

10/27/20 11:47 AM By Brad Hooker

More Prop. 65 listings * EPA dicamba decision likely today

Water Board sees Ag Order as a heavy lift

10/27/20 11:24 AM By Brad Hooker

The Central Coast Water Board has held two more indepth meetings to review the many details and concerns of the proposed Ag Order 4.0.

Disease, wildfires and rats: Water quality regulation raises more issues for growers

09/30/20 9:25 AM By Brad Hooker

Farmers worry that a regulation requiring vegetative buffers along waterways could create habitat for invasive pests as well as fuel for wildfires.

Water board exceeds its authority with Ag Order 4.0, argue farm groups

09/16/20 9:29 AM By Brad Hooker

An ambitious water quality regulation known as Agricultural Order 4.0 sits on shaky legal ground, according to agricultural groups contesting the draft order.

Ag Order 4.0 could cut $700 million from the Salinas Valley lettuce market

07/15/20 7:28 AM By Brad Hooker

A new study shows how Ag Order 4.0 could have disastrous impacts on both growers and the Salinas Valley economy.

Daybreak: Ag Order 4.0 under discussion today

06/02/20 8:59 AM By Brad Hooker

VND eradicated in CA * LGMA targets grazing * House’s ag relief price tag

Open Mic: Claire Babineaux Fontenot

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. Farmers continue to help feed the hungry, but the number of Americans who are hungry and food insecure is greater today than during the Covid pandemic. Babineaux-Fontenot says the food lines may have moved back inside the buildings, but the need for food continues to grow as contributions are down and federal commodity donations have decreased. Babineaux-Fontenot says federal nutrition programs should be amended to avoid food “cliffs” and help individuals transition away from assistance programs.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 22, 2024: Sen. Jerry Moran on disaster aid, farm bill

The race is on to pass a farm bill extension before the end of the year after Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow released her farm bill text this week and it was rejected by Republicans. We asked Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., about the future of the farm bill and prospects for a package of market loss relief and disaster aid in December.

Then, NASDA’s RJ Karney and NFU’s Aaron Shier discuss what agriculture can expect from the Trump administration.

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