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Scientists: Not implementing SGMA has costs, too

05/12/20 8:38 AM By Brad Hooker

Researchers analyze SGMA plans and the potential impacts on agriculture.

Five questions for a veteran of ag and water issues

04/22/20 11:18 AM By Brad Hooker

Dan Dooley has more than four decades of experience in California agriculture and water policy.

Daybreak: Strawberry, blueberry and citrus growers losing millions

04/13/20 12:13 AM By Brad Hooker

PPIC: Groundwater plans are ‘not feasible’ * Farm groups await aid * New fight looms over forgivable loans

Report: SGMA is leading to ‘marked impacts’ on ag land values

03/31/20 12:53 PM By Brad Hooker

More buyers and sellers of ag lands are now realizing the broad effects of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, as shown in the latest land values.

Daybreak: ‘Dirty Dozen’ targets strawberries

03/25/20 11:02 PM By Brad Hooker

SGMA showing impacts on agricultural land values * Concerns rise over smallholder farmers during outbreak * Western Growers asks USDA to back claims on perishable commodities

CDFA announces 125 SWEEP grants

03/18/20 11:10 AM By Brad Hooker

CDFA selected 125 operations for the 2019 water efficiency grant awards, totaling $9.7 million.

Fate of Delta flows ‘in limbo’ until after election

03/17/20 1:34 PM By Brad Hooker

Negotiations have been put on hold due to lawsuits and politics between the Trump and Newsom administrations – along with global economic uncertainty from the pandemic.

Daybreak: Tensions rise in budget hearing with new SGMA study

03/04/20 11:38 PM By Brad Hooker

Strawberry grower fined for illegal pesticide * China port backlog easing, tariff relief seen

Daybreak: COVID-19 shutters ag and food shows in California and abroad

03/04/20 10:58 AM By Brad Hooker

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

The state never saw these SGMA impacts coming

03/04/20 6:18 AM By Brad Hooker

A study released this week presents disturbing findings about impacts from implementing SGMA. Yet the state has never performed an economic impact analysis.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Adam Bergman, EchoTech Capital

This week’s Open Mic guest is Adam Bergman, Managing Director at EchoTech Capital. While opinions still widely vary regarding what sustainability really means, Bergman stands in the gap between would be investors and those willing to adopt certain sustainable practices. In agriculture the topics include regenerative farming, a vast array of climate smart practices and even indoor farming. Washington has proven that financial support for renewable fuels as well as electricity from solar and wind sources can influence growth. Moving forward, the question remains which energy sources will see favor from Capitol Hill and what agricultural practices investors will support toward a greener environment and stronger food security.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 11, 2025: Rep. Newhouse on tariffs, USDA staff reductions

President Donald Trump this week temporarily paused country-specific reciprocal tariffs while those applied to China increased to 125%. We asked Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., how the move could change the U.S.' ag trading relationship with China and his thoughts on staff reductions at the Agriculture Department.

Then, Tim Lust from the National Sorghum Producers and Ken Barbic with Invariant discuss the tariffs, including how long producers can wait for government payments for market loss.

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