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State contracts with UC Davis for COVID-19 farmworker training

01/28/21 10:29 AM By Brad Hooker

UC Davis health and safety experts will provide farmworker groups training to reduce COVID-19 risk.

Study: Ash is bad for farmworker health

11/20/20 10:11 AM By Brad Hooker

Wildfire ash landing on orchards can lead to toxic dust inhaled by workers, according to a UC Davis study.

Daybreak: Washington state gets ag overtime pay

11/06/20 10:12 AM By Brad Hooker

Farmworker heat stress studies * Costa, Scott join House Ag race * USDA economists warn on ‘Farm to Fork’

Expert: Farmworkers need protections from heat stress

11/06/20 10:02 AM By Brad Hooker

UC Davis Professor Marc Schenker recognizes California is ahead of the rest of the country with heat illness prevention, but said more can be done.

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December 15, 2024

Open Mic: Duane Highley, CEO, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association

This week’s Open Mic guest is Duane Highley, CEO of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. This western cooperative is embracing the growing need for electric power among its one million customers and 200,000 square miles of challenging terrain with an “all of the above” approach to power generation. Highley says the cooperative is utilizing advanced battery technology to add wind and solar generation to the base load capacity of the system. At the state and federal level, Highley says rural cooperatives need faster permitting, less regulatory red tape, and better access to funds to assist in generating and delivering power to rural America.

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12.20.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 20, 2024: Todd Van Hoose on Farm Credit System, farm economy

The Farm Credit System has experienced many changes in recent decades to better support rural America. Todd Van Hoose, retiring president and CEO of the Farm Credit Council, discussed the viability of lenders in 2025 and looked back at a historic farm bill advocacy push. Christy Seyfert will succeed Van Hoose in January.

Then, The Russell Group’s Jessica Schulken and John Weber from Monument Advocacy discuss the potential impacts of DOGE and what influence RFK Jr. may have on the food and agriculture industries.

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