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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, September 05, 2024
Many ag jobs got designated “essential” at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. A year later, masks and other safety precautions have become common in fields and packing houses. Food continues to move from the farm to the consumer. But impacts on the people making that happen have been significant.
Producers of conventional and cultured seafood products are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to make sure consumers know what they’re buying once products ultimately hit the market.
In his State of the State address Tuesday night, Gov. Newsom admitted the state’s progress in recovering from the pandemic “hasn’t always felt fast enough.”
Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot said the Delta flows issue has been decades in the making and "it's going to take some time to figure this out.”
The Democratic-controlled House looks to clear the $1.9 trillion stimulus package for President Joe Biden’s signature this week, while the Senate turns to moving more of his Cabinet nominees, including his pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Michael Regan.
Democrats win Senate approval of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package after modifying some provisions to assuage party moderates but preserving historic debt relief for minority farmers that Republicans tried to strip from the bill.