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Farm Hands West: Merrill steps down from CalCAN

06/29/22 9:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Jeanne Merrill is stepping down from the California Climate and Agriculture Network where she was the founding policy director.

Should ranchers have a pass to rescue animals behind fire lines?

04/19/21 7:57 AM By Brad Hooker

A special ag pass allowing farmers and ranchers access to land within a wildfire evacuation zone is being considered in Sacramento.

GOP lawmaker joins climate bill to help ag

03/26/21 8:05 AM By Brad Hooker

A bill on carbon sequestration opposed by farm groups has gained an unusual ally.

Carbon sequestration bill returns to Legislature

01/25/21 9:40 AM By Brad Hooker

Asm. Robert Rivas has revived a bill aimed at sequestering carbon and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in natural and working lands.

Daybreak: Biden rejects Nichols in tapping EPA leader

12/18/20 11:35 AM By Brad Hooker

Urban sprawl threatens ag lands * Ag issues surface in COVID talks * Interior, EPA show climate focus * A father of CRP likes talk of increase

Urban sprawl threatens more farmland, warns climate group

12/18/20 11:24 AM By Brad Hooker

In a new report, CalCAN reviewed two incentives programs aimed at developing affordable housing and conserving ag lands.

Why these outlier farm groups support Prop. 15

10/26/20 12:08 PM By Brad Hooker

Two progressive ag groups are supporting Prop. 15, while state’s leading farm groups have strongly opposed it.

California Democrats divided over carbon sequestration goals for agriculture

08/18/20 1:20 PM By Brad Hooker

Democratic lawmakers have raised concerns about granting broad regulatory authority over farmlands to a single agency.

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02.14.2025

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Feb. 14, 2025: Rep. Dusty Johnson on budget reconciliation, tariffs

House Republicans are moving a budget plan that would slash USDA funding by $230 billion. South Dakota Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson joined Newsmakers to discuss the possible cuts, which will likely come from nutrition assistance.

Then, Jim Richards from Cornerstone Government Affairs explains how SNAP program cuts in budget reconciliation could shape farm bill debate and Nick Levendofsky from the Kansas Farmers Union discusses how mass layoffs at the U.S. Agency for International Development are impacting the distribution of U.S. commodities for food aid.

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