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Battle over climate and flood bonds will stretch into 2024

07/19/23 7:17 AM By Brad Hooker

Out of five bond proposals for climate spending, flood control and sustainable agriculture grants, all but one have stalled in committees.

Legislature passes COVID-19 paid sick leave

03/19/21 7:29 AM By Brad Hooker

The Senate gave final approval of a bill to extend paid sick leave on Thursday, advancing the measure to the governor.

State asks for $300K to implement a minor pesticide bill

01/12/21 9:14 AM By Brad Hooker

Gov. Newsom is asking for more funding to implement significant new reporting procedures on a little-used pesticide.

Daybreak: Lawmakers tell lawmakers about ag

12/11/20 11:43 AM By Brad Hooker

Farmworker bills push for vaccines and healthcare * New questions about H-2A * China expert gets USTR * Farm equipment sales strong

Farmworkers at the center of universal healthcare bill

12/11/20 11:16 AM By Brad Hooker

Senator Maria Elena Durazo of Los Angeles has introduced a measure to grant healthcare coverage to all Californians, regardless of immigration status.

Daybreak: Citrus Stride goes virtual

09/30/20 10:42 AM By Brad Hooker

Newsom bans rodenticides * Fairs help with fires * Citrus Stride goes virtual * CCC funding set to clear * Crunch time for covid talks

Newsom signs rodenticide ban, insecticide bill

09/30/20 9:42 AM By Brad Hooker

One bill bans second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides statewide, the other adds more reporting for chlorpyrifos.

Chlorpyrifos bill clears Assembly floor

08/26/20 11:57 AM By Brad Hooker

The Assembly on Tuesday passed SB 86, a measure requiring quarterly reporting on the use of the granular form of chlorpyrifos.

Rehashing 2019 debates, Legislature targets the granular form of chlorpyrifos

08/05/20 8:43 AM By Brad Hooker

Debate has again flared up an insecticide widely used in other states and now banned in California from all uses except the granular form.

Daybreak: Chlorpyrifos bill sees contentious debate

07/31/20 2:11 PM By Brad Hooker

H-2A rights bill adds more mandates * Paid family leave could be expanded in CA

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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