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Central Valley congressional candidates debate immigration and water infrastructure

10/09/24 7:01 AM By Chloe Lovejoy

GOP Representative David Valadao previously defeated Democrat and former state Assemblymember Rudy Salas in 2022 by 887 votes.

Cal/OSHA cites labor contractor over Yolo Six case

10/08/24 9:50 AM By Brad Hooker

Cal/OSHA has fined a Dixon-based farm labor contractor for failing to protect employees from heat illness.

Cal/OSHA seeks input on new rules for sliding gates

10/07/24 1:24 PM By Brad Hooker

The governing board for California’s workplace safety regulator is considering new rules on sliding gates to prevent them from falling on workers.

After the Legislature blocked a paraquat ban, Newsom signs a bill to once again study the herbicide

10/02/24 9:51 AM By Brad Hooker

AB 1963 requires the Department of Pesticide Regulation to reevaluate paraquat by 2029. Newsom said it falls in line with his plan to eliminate the use of certain pesticides by 2050.

Legislature reluctant to endorse dairy methane in hydrogen production

10/02/24 7:08 AM By Brad Hooker

California lawmakers continue to side with environmental advocates in a push to exclude dairy methane from the production of hydrogen fuel.

Newsom bans octopus farming and sales in California

10/02/24 7:01 AM By Chloe Lovejoy

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation banning anyone in the state from participating in octopus aquaculture or sale of octopi harvested from aquaculture activities.

California sidesteps FDA to ban some food dyes in school meals

10/02/24 6:05 AM By Chloe Lovejoy

Critics are worried the bill is a legislative overstep circumventing the Food and Drug Administration.

California turns to Midwest farmers to ease gas price spikes with E15

10/02/24 6:02 AM By Brad Hooker

A new bill in the Legislature would require the state to adopt an E15 regulation in less than a year, with the goal of reducing gas prices as well as greenhouse gas emissions.

SGMA-related bills get the pen and the bin

09/27/24 9:02 AM By Brad Hooker

Newsom has cast his vote on legislation aimed at leveling the playing field within groundwater conflicts and shaping the San Joaquin Valley’s post-SGMA future.

Newsom approves ban on rat poison, limits on pesticides near schools

09/27/24 8:53 AM By Brad Hooker

The governor signed a ban on first-generation anticoagulant rodenticides but vetoed a separate ban on glyphosate.

Open Mic: Ryan Heiniger, Conservation Tillage Information Center

This week’s Open Mic guest is Ryan Heiniger, Executive Director of the Conservation Technology Information Center and Iowa farmer. He explains why CTIC has high expectations for the Sustainable Agriculture Summit scheduled for this week in Minneapolis. Heiniger discusses government programs and industry interest in helping farmers embrace sustainable agriculture practices. He previews a new "Conservation Connector" which will be introduced this week to help inform producers of assistance to bring cover crops and conservation practices to more acres and reach their 30 million acre goal by 2030.

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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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