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Newsom rejects suspension of minimum wage hike

07/30/20 12:45 PM By Brad Hooker

In January the minimum wage rate will increase as planned, according to Gov. Newsom.

Crowfoot: Water Portfolio will ‘accelerate’ storage projects

07/30/20 12:36 PM By Brad Hooker

Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot on Wednesday elaborated on the top 10 priorities for the finalized Water Resilience Portfolio.

China objects to US retaliation over grain subsidies

07/29/20 2:47 PM By Bill Tomson

China Wednesday officially rejected U.S. claims that China has failed to comply with a 2019 World Trade Organization ruling against China’s price supports for its wheat and rice farmers – subsidies that U.S. farmers say hurt international trade.

Daybreak: DPR bans residential pesticide

07/29/20 2:03 PM By Brad Hooker

Water Portfolio is finalized * QIP petition is rejected * Key senator signals flexibility on aid * Dem platform proposals go missing

Judge rejects petition to stop dairy QIP

07/29/20 1:46 PM By Brad Hooker

A state judge has denied a petition by dairy groups to immediately halt CDFA’s dairy Quota Incentive Program (QIP).

Newsom finalizes Water Portfolio, with lowered expectations

07/29/20 1:42 PM By Brad Hooker

The administration has issued the final draft of its blueprint for equipping California to cope with the impacts of climate extremes.

Survey finds pandemic is ‘amplifying’ farmworker issues

07/29/20 10:51 AM By Brad Hooker

Farmworker organizations this week released the results of a new study aimed at understanding how the COVID-19 pandemic has been impacting farmworkers.

House appropriations committee directs $69.5M to combat citrus greening

07/29/20 10:49 AM By Noah Wicks

The House Appropriations Committee has approved $69.5 million to be put toward researching and preventing the spread of Huanglongbing, or citrus greening disease, in the United States.

Extreme heat in November: Southern California farmers brace for climate uncertainty

07/29/20 10:45 AM By Brad Hooker

A new CDFA report shows farmers are eager for climate modeling that gets to the regional or crop level.

EPA adjusts applicator certification requirements

07/29/20 10:05 AM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency is easing requirements for certification of pesticide applicators in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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