Items Tagged with 'Western Growers'

California farm organizations are divided over a new bill that is proposing to loosen the penalties for ending Williamson Act conservation easements to streamline the deployment of large-scale solar development on retired farmland.

Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., is set to announce a proposal today to use the next farm bill to boost crop insurance coverage. The FARMER Act, which Hoeven will announce at a news conference with GOP colleagues on the Senate Ag Committee, would increase premium subsidies for 80% and 85% coverage levels.

Sweeping cuts have cast a shadow over the legislative session, downsizing and delaying ambitious policies. Ag lobbyists will be hitting that message hard with lawmakers looking to make their policy mark.

Climate Robotics, a developer of mobile biochar production systems, won the 2023 AgSharks Pitch Competition, earning an equity investment offer of $250,000 at the Western Growers annual meeting.

Western Growers and Wharf42 are together announcing a new initiative to better assist biopesticide companies.

A recent three-day USDA workshop focused on collaboration among industry, government, and academia for the betterment of food safety and public health.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY’S List, to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Joelle Mosso has joined Western Growers as the new associate vice president of science programs.

Kevin Burkum has been tapped as the new CEO for U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action. He most recently served as the chief communications officer for Global Dairy Platform. He succeeds former CEO Erin Fitzgerald, who left USFRA in April.

The FIRA USA robotics conference is diving into the unique issues with automating routine tasks in strawberry production.