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Fruits and vegetables expected to have availability, quality hiccups following heatwave

07/17/24 7:03 AM By Rebekah Alvey

Given a heat spike that hit much of the West Coast last week, some row crop vegetables are expected to demonstrate quality and shelf-life issues.

Lawmakers urge against work stoppage at West Coast ports

06/30/22 5:06 PM By Bill Tomson

Time is running out for the union representing workers at West Coast ports and their employers to negotiate new labor contracts by the time they expire on Friday, and lawmakers on Capitol Hill are urging against work stoppages if talks are unsuccessful.

Multiple challenges hamper commercial Dungeness crab season

04/28/21 7:29 AM By Amy Mayer

As restaurants reopen and other pandemic restrictions continue to ease, food producers are watching to see how consumers' buying and dining habits will change. For fishermen, too, questions loom about demand, especially for higher-end products such as Dungeness crab.

Despite some relief last winter, West Coast still needs more rain

10/18/17 6:15 AM By Ed Maixner

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2017 – West Coast states are thirsting for a friendly long-term weather forecast, and the region’s upcoming rainy season can’t arrive fast enough, following a typically rainless summer in largely arid Southern California and recent months of drought across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.

Biodiesel imports jumped by 65 percent

03/19/17 11:05 AM By Sara Wyant

WASHINGTON, Mar. 22, 2017 - U.S. imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, increased by 65 percent in 2016 to reach a record level of 916 million gallons, according to a new report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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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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