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Daybreak: Newsom boosts ag housing

07/27/20 4:38 PM By Brad Hooker

Funding Friant-Kern fix * GOP pledges aid plan today * Trump trade remark draws Dem retort

Senate passes bill on H-2A worker rights

06/23/20 7:57 AM By Brad Hooker

The Senate yesterday advanced a bill requiring ag employers to notify H-2A guestworkers of their rights when it comes to labor, housing, health and safety.

Daybreak: Farmworker bills progress

06/17/20 10:45 AM By Brad Hooker

Industry hopeful for smoother Food Box round * ‘Rejuvenated’ dairy sector

Bill adds enforcement teeth to COVID guidance for farmworkers

05/21/20 8:24 AM By Brad Hooker

Asm. Rivas said the state has “a moral responsibility, a moral duty to protect the vulnerable.”

Daybreak: All eyes are on Newsom for water funding

01/07/20 11:54 PM By Brad Hooker

Water Portfolio overlooks rural communities * USMCA vote hinges on impeachment

How did California agriculture fare in the Legislature this year?

09/18/19 10:41 AM By Brad Hooker

California lawmakers kicked off 2019 with more than 2,000 bills pummeling into print and ended the year with a dramatic 3 a.m. rally.

Housing bill points fingers at farmers, while restricting funds

08/21/19 9:30 AM By Spencer Chase

The California Legislature is nearly set to cast the final votes on a bill proposing a new streamlined process for building farmworker housing.

Labor contractors can reduce burden on growers

06/26/19 10:14 AM By Brad Hooker

Farm labor contractors can alleviate most of the strain in finding skilled and timely labor.

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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