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Senate panel issues FY21 spending bills, eyeing lame duck deal

11/10/20 6:12 PM By Philip Brasher

The Senate Appropriations Committee released draft fiscal 2021 bills that would provide additional increases for rural broadband and other priorities while offering less than House Democrats for EPA and other regulatory agencies.

Daybreak: Wildfires are reducing dam capacity

11/10/20 10:41 AM By Brad Hooker

Easing truck weight limits * State report on wildfire planning has a role for ag * Costa gets home-team support for Ag

State report on wildfire planning has a role for ag

11/10/20 10:29 AM By Brad Hooker

The governor’s Office of Planning and Research on Monday updated its guidance for cities and counties in planning for wildfires.

Relaxing truck weight limits could help with climate goals

11/10/20 10:25 AM By Brad Hooker

One unexpected outcome from the pandemic has turned into a lesson for businesses and regulators.

Danielle Brinkmann named western sales associate

11/09/20 12:17 PM By Agri-Pulse staff

Agri-Pulse is pleased to announce that Danielle Brinkmann has joined the digital media company as its western sales associate.

Daybreak: Dairy Council honors Devon Mathis for advocacy

11/09/20 11:07 AM By Brad Hooker

Autopsy of Prop. 15 * NRCS water grants * Biden promises action on ag and climate

Postmortem for Prop. 15

11/09/20 11:01 AM By Brad Hooker

Though Proposition 15 is still alive for now, several political consultants offered their thoughts on why the tax on commercial property has been trailing.

Biden holds off rural Trump support, wins presidency

11/07/20 11:30 AM By Spencer Chase

Former Vice President Joe Biden has defeated incumbent Republican Donald Trump on a wave of urban and suburban support, setting the stage for major shifts in executive branch priorities.

Daybreak: Washington state gets ag overtime pay

11/06/20 10:12 AM By Brad Hooker

Farmworker heat stress studies * Costa, Scott join House Ag race * USDA economists warn on ‘Farm to Fork’

Expert: Farmworkers need protections from heat stress

11/06/20 10:02 AM By Brad Hooker

UC Davis Professor Marc Schenker recognizes California is ahead of the rest of the country with heat illness prevention, but said more can be done.

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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11.29.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 29, 2024: Farm group leaders on biofuels, farm economy in 2025

A challenging farm economy and clean fuels tax credit decision could lead to changes for farm country in 2025.

We look ahead at big issues for the new year with farm group leaders, including American Soybean Association President Josh Gackle, National Sorghum Producers Chairwoman Amy France, National Corn Growers Association President Kenneth Hartman Jr. and United Soybean Export Council Board Director Roberta Simpson-Dolbeare.

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