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Daybreak West: Water Board to tighten neonics runoff

11/03/20 9:55 AM By Brad Hooker

Watsonville adds pesticide notifications * DOL acts to freeze, slow H-2A wages * Lawmakers back U.S. dairy in trade fight

Should the state offer incentive dollars for organic farming?

10/20/20 11:13 AM By Brad Hooker

A CDFA advisory board considered allowing Healthy Soils to provide incentives for farmers transitioning to organic.

CDFA awards specialty crop block grants

10/07/20 9:59 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

CDFA awarded grants for 58 projects, ranging from $50,000 to $450,000, focused on increasing sales of specialty crops.

Open Mic: Dave Puglia: President and CEO Western Growers

This week’s Open Mic guest is Dave Puglia, President and CEO of Western Growers. Consumers are showing an increased demand for fresh fruits and vegetables in their diets, but U.S. growers of these crops are facing increased headwinds from a reduced water supply, increased input costs, a shortage of farm workers and increasing state and federal regulations. Puglia says their members are looking for biological solutions to replace traditional synthetic crop protection products and robotics to offset an aging and reduced workforce. He also discusses the consequences of organic production mandates, a forced transition to electric trucks and forklifts and a potential extension of the 2018 farm bill.

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08.23.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Aug. 23, 2024: Agri-Pulse reports from the DNC with Cheri Bustos & Tom Vilsack.

Cheri Bustos, a former Illinois congresswoman and ex-chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, discussed rural perspectives on the presidential race and recounted her experience in Congress with vice presidential nominee Tim Walz.
Then, we asked Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack — who attended the DNC in his personal capacity — what a Harris administration will approach some key issues for agriculture.

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