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Top farm groups split over repurposing fallowed farmland

05/01/24 7:08 AM By Brad Hooker

California farm organizations are divided over a new bill that is proposing to loosen the penalties for ending Williamson Act conservation easements to streamline the deployment of large-scale solar development on retired farmland.

California NRCS has $1.3 million for sage grouse, flycatcher projects

05/01/24 7:05 AM By Steve Davies

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has $1.3 million to spend in California as part of initiatives to conserve sage grouse and the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher.

Farm Hands West: Lanter joins Fresh Produce and Floral Council

05/01/24 7:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Bob Lanter has been appointed president of the Fresh Produce and Floral Council and several other leaders and government officials in the food and agriculture space are changing jobs.

Rodenticide bill drops citizen lawsuits

05/01/24 6:58 AM By Brad Hooker

Friedman has shelved an unprecedented attempt to enable residents to sue pesticide retailers on behalf of animals.

California considers a ban on paraquat

05/01/24 6:15 AM By Brad Hooker

A progressive lawmaker is pushing to ban the herbicide paraquat to protect farmworkers and communities. But ag groups are refuting the claims and trying to rapidly educate lawmakers on the complex and robust regulatory process already in place.

Election uncertainty, review law see agencies race to finalize new regs

05/01/24 6:10 AM By Philip Brasher

If it looks like the Biden administration has been rushing out a lot of new regulations in recent days, there’s a good reason. The administration faces a deadline to ensure that new rules can’t be repealed under the Congressional Review Act in 2025.

Thompson, Stabenow offer opposing farm bill plans amid ongoing partisan battle

05/01/24 5:00 AM By Philip Brasher

Leaders of the House and Senate Ag committees announced dueling plans for a new farm bill as the partisan impasse appeared to deepen ahead of the House panel’s planned votes on May 23. House Ag Chairman Glenn Thompson released a broad summary of his planned legislation, and his Senate counterpart, Debbie Stabenow, followed with a much more detailed section-by-section summary of her draft bill.

Biden administration releases first rules for SAF tax subsidy

04/30/24 4:00 PM By Philip Brasher

The Treasury Department released long-awaited guidance for a new tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel. Ethanol-derived SAF would be eligible as long as the corn is produced with three climate-smart farming practices.

New card check rules for unions raise concerns for farm groups

04/30/24 6:50 AM By Brad Hooker

The Agricultural Labor Relations Board is taking public comment on a draft regulation to implement Newsom’s card check deal with United Farm Workers.

Westlands: Low water allocations pose a risk to VAs

04/29/24 6:37 AM By Brad Hooker

Irrigation district fears it could undermine promises from both administrations to implement science-based decisions, better transparency and adaptive management.

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11.22.2024

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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