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CARB’s ambitious emissions strategy is ‘concerning’

10/23/20 10:15 AM By Brad Hooker

The Air Resources Board is racing to finalize a comprehensive air quality strategy by 2021.

Ag burning gets new attention as wildfires diminish California’s air quality

10/21/20 11:26 AM By Brad Hooker

The San Joaquin Valley air district is taking a close look at the progress farmers have made to reduce ag burning and whether stricter prohibitions are needed.

Farmers switching to green machines get a rare windfall of incentives dollars

10/14/20 9:23 AM By Brad Hooker

State and federal grants deliver more than $30 million to help farmers and processing facilities to upgrade trucks and tractors to cleaner models in the San Joaquin Valley.

The decline of ag? Newsom’s diesel ban brings a new level of uncertainty to growers and truckers

10/07/20 6:20 AM By Brad Hooker

In 15 years all new tractors and pickups sold in California must be zero-emission vehicles under an executive order issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Daybreak: Infections bring Legislature to a crawl

08/28/20 5:03 PM By Brad Hooker

Wildfire bill raises concerns and money for canal fix * USDA pivoting to CFAP-2

Wildfire bill concerns processors, revives Friant-Kern Canal funding

08/28/20 1:42 PM By Brad Hooker

Food processors fear raised utility rates but attempts to win ag interests through infrastructure funding.

Industry divided over technical bill on processing byproducts

08/11/20 10:38 AM By Brad Hooker

A Senate committee will hear more this week about a cleanup measure that has divided the ag industry.

Newsom makes it easier to get workers’ comp for COVID

05/07/20 6:45 AM By Brad Hooker

Employees who test positive for COVID-19 can now receive workers’ compensation benefits without having to prove the infection took place on the job.

Daybreak: As Newsom floats workers’ comp policy, ag rallies against it

04/24/20 10:01 AM By Brad Hooker

Bill on H-2A workers’ rights amended to include disasters * Farm groups, Hill allies fighting payment limits * Food giveaway could be uneven

Chlorpyrifos workshops reach beyond one pesticide

01/22/20 8:15 AM By Brad Hooker

State agencies held workshops this month focused on how they can better implement new pesticide regulations in the future.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Paul Myer, CEO, Athian

This week’s Open Mic guest is Paul Myer, CEO of Athian. The company is creating an industry-led platform to assist in funding carbon projects within the livestock value chain which enables producers to make systemic change while optimizing their operations. The company values both the economic viability of producers and the health of the environment. The platform helps to combine, certify and fund greenhouse gas reductions throughout the entire livestock value chain with an overall goal of greater environmental sustainability for animal agriculture.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Jan. 3, 2025: Michael Dykes on bird flu in dairy; dietary guidelines

Avian flu was first identified in dairy cattle in March. We asked Michael Dykes, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, how USDA’s nationwide milk testing strategy is being implemented to safeguard the food supply and what additional measures may be needed.

Then, Invariant’s Anne MacMillan and Tom Sell with Combest, Sell & Associates discuss the $10B market relief package and what issues they’re watching as the 119th Congress begins.

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