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Report: Legislature should get behind blockchain for food

07/17/20 1:11 PM By Brad Hooker

A work group has submitted recommendations to the Legislature on policies to support the data-encryption technology known as blockchain.

State releases pivotal report on alternatives to banned insecticide

07/17/20 12:56 PM By Brad Hooker

The Department of Pesticide Regulation and CDFA have released a much-anticipated report proposing alternatives to the pesticide chlorpyrifos.

Daybreak: New tunnel flows with old criticism

07/16/20 2:27 PM By Brad Hooker

Trump, Biden pitch AFBF * Science advisers target added sugars

Farmers raise concerns over new tunnel plan

07/16/20 2:21 PM By Brad Hooker

Delta farmers are worried about ag land being displaced by the governor’s new water tunnel, now called the Delta Conveyance Project.

NEPA rewrite would limit length, scope of environmental reviews

07/15/20 6:55 PM By Steve Davies

In a major overhaul of the National Environmental Policy Act, a new rule released by the White House Wednesday would establish deadlines for completion of NEPA reviews and reduce the scope of actions needing such review.

Proposed dietary recommendations include less added sugars

07/15/20 1:51 PM By Steve Davies

Most Americans need to significantly cut back on their consumption of added sugars, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee said in a scientific report released today, kicking off a public comment period that ends Aug. 13.

Daybreak: A climate report for SoCal ag

07/15/20 11:09 AM By Brad Hooker

Sites project trimmed down * Trump expected to speed enviro reviews * Biden’s new pledges on ag, conservation

A more modest Sites Reservoir focuses on environment

07/15/20 10:57 AM By Brad Hooker

The decades-long effort to build the Sites Reservoir in the Sacramento Valley just got a few tweaks as it steers into a new era.

Climate report looks to Southern California farmers

07/15/20 10:35 AM By Brad Hooker

CDFA has released a report detailing the climate impacts that specialty crop growers in Southern California are likely to face in the coming years.

Ag Order 4.0 could cut $700 million from the Salinas Valley lettuce market

07/15/20 7:28 AM By Brad Hooker

A new study shows how Ag Order 4.0 could have disastrous impacts on both growers and the Salinas Valley economy.

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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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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