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DPR awards more funds for chlorpyrifos alternatives

08/26/20 7:10 AM By Sara Wyant

Following California's historic decision to end use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in 2019, DPR has been funding research to look for alternatives.

Chlorpyrifos bill clears Assembly floor

08/26/20 7:06 AM By Brad Hooker

On Tuesday, the Assembly passed a measure requiring quarterly reporting on the use of the granular form of chlorpyrifos.

LGMA updates required food safety practices for leafy greens

08/26/20 7:05 AM By Sara Wyant

The Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement voted to accept over 50 changes to strengthen food safety practices for the farming of leafy greens.

Farm Hands West: Watte Angulo tapped to lead the Buy California Marketing Agreement

08/26/20 7:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Cheríe Watte Angulo has been tapped to serve as the new executive director of the Buy California Marketing Agreement and Emanuel Lazopoulos has joined Dole Food Co. as the new senior vice president of sales and marketing for Dole Fresh Vegetables.

Daybreak: USDA offers farmers help with wildfires

08/25/20 4:58 PM By Brad Hooker

UC ditches plastic containers * Cut flowers on the outs * Trump: China trade war a winning issue * Trump extends Food Box program

Cut Flower Commission may disband amid slowdown

08/25/20 2:08 PM By Brad Hooker

At the start of the pandemic, the California flower industry was already “teetering on economic devastation.”

UC to phase out single-use plastics, as lawmakers debate bills

08/25/20 1:35 PM By Brad Hooker

UC announced Monday it will be phasing out single-use plastics on its 10 campuses over the next two years.

Daybreak: DPR extends neonics comment period

08/24/20 11:27 AM By Brad Hooker

Newsom responds to farmworker infections * Ross: State can be more diverse * Eligibility rules may challenge big farms * Trump promotes food boxes

Karen Ross: Ag is ‘not as diverse as it could be’

08/24/20 11:15 AM By Brad Hooker

Ross said CDFA must be “intentional” about recruitment in order to “have all the best minds possible.”

Newsom to act on reporting infections among farmworkers

08/24/20 11:05 AM By Brad Hooker

Newsom said an announcement will come "very, very shortly” on infection reporting.

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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