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Washington Week Ahead: Tax deal fate uncertain amid GOP political concerns

01/28/24 10:47 AM By Philip Brasher

The House could pass a short-term package of tax breaks as soon as this week, but the measure faces some Republican concerns that the expanded child tax credit included in the deal could help President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign or encourage working parents to quit their jobs.

Daybreak Jan. 26: Boozman: Gathering input on Stabenow proposal

01/26/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, Steve Davies, and Spencer Chase

To clean the air, San Joaquin Valley farmers replace more than 12,000 tractors

01/24/24 8:07 AM By Brad Hooker

Over the last seven years, agriculture has replaced more than 12,000 tractors and other off-road equipment with newer, lower-emission models, dropping daily NOx emissions by more than 11 tons.

The impacts of wildfire smoke are largely unknown—and one lawmaker wants answers

01/24/24 8:04 AM By Brad Hooker

The California Farm Bureau is backing a new measure to track the health and economic impacts of wildfire smoke on the state’s population.

Farm Bureau alters immigration position, declines to endorse banker-backed legislation

01/24/24 6:19 AM By Spencer Chase

A slight change to the policies of the nation’s largest farm organization could open the door to more support for future immigration legislation.

Farmers near schools could face more pesticide restrictions

01/23/24 9:07 AM By Brad Hooker

Farms near schools would face increased reporting rules and enforcement standards under a new bill in the Legislature.

California considers a ban on hydrogen derived from dairy digester biofuel

01/22/24 7:06 AM By Brad Hooker

Assemblymember Steve Bennett of Ventura continues to target dairy digesters in a bill that failed to pass out of the Assembly last year.

Ag bills stall in Appropriations

01/19/24 7:03 AM By Brad Hooker

Fiscal committees killed three bills related to dairy digesters, drought relief and groundwater plans.

Lawmakers reconsider capping LCFS credits for dairy digesters

01/18/24 9:24 AM By Brad Hooker

Appropriations will decide on a measure to remove guarantees and cap credits for dairy digesters from the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

Two bills protecting California ag are up for critical votes this week

01/17/24 9:41 AM By Brad Hooker

One bill would apply California’s environmental and labor standards to imports, the other would add $100 million in drought and flood relief.

Open Mic: Ryan Heiniger, Conservation Tillage Information Center

This week’s Open Mic guest is Ryan Heiniger, Executive Director of the Conservation Technology Information Center and Iowa farmer. He explains why CTIC has high expectations for the Sustainable Agriculture Summit scheduled for this week in Minneapolis. Heiniger discusses government programs and industry interest in helping farmers embrace sustainable agriculture practices. He previews a new "Conservation Connector" which will be introduced this week to help inform producers of assistance to bring cover crops and conservation practices to more acres and reach their 30 million acre goal by 2030.

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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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