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California weighs benefit of standards, proxy data in autonomous agriculture

04/02/25 7:05 AM By Chloe Lovejoy

Agricultural stakeholders are concerned that collecting autonomous tractor data will be stalled by California’s current labor laws.

Ag clashes with labor groups over worker protections from bird flu

Cal/OSHA hears policy recommendations on zoonotic disease standards.

03/26/25 7:05 AM By Chloe Lovejoy

Agricultural interests are trying to steer California regulators away from treating bird flu like the next COVID-19 pandemic when it comes to farmworker protections.

Tech industry grapples with data access ahead of Cal/OSHA autonomous tractor meeting

03/19/25 7:05 AM By Chloe Lovejoy

As California’s agricultural sector takes on a decades-old regulation restricting the use of autonomous tractors, technology developers discussed remaining data and regulatory barriers to implementation during the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco last week.

Daybreak West Feb.26: The end of OSHA?

02/26/25 8:30 AM By Brad Hooker, Chloe Lovejoy, Lydia Johnson, Rebekah Alvey, and Noah Wicks

House bill seeks to abolish OSHA * Big win for House GOP * Rollins told to detail firings

Sacramento decision-makers rally behind regional solutions to ag tech adoption

02/12/25 7:05 AM By Chloe Lovejoy

State legislators from both sides of the aisle, along with public-private partners, called on Sacramento to support agricultural tech adoption through increased public-private partnerships and refreshing outdated legislation.

Daybreak West Jan.21: EJs plead with Cal/OSHA for bird flu protections

01/21/25 8:30 AM By Brad Hooker

Another push for hazard pay * DPR’s active calendar * Trump delays tariff action

Cal/OSHA increases investigative staff for workplace injuries

08/28/24 7:03 AM By Chloe Lovejoy

Cal/OSHA Bureau of Investigations is adding eight investigative staffers and one chief investigator, and also seeking a northern California supervising special investigator.

Democrats push for stronger heat and smoke standards

08/17/22 8:47 AM By Brad Hooker

The Legislature could set stronger protections for farmworkers during extreme heat along with new PPE requirements when wildfire smoke blows into the valley, as climate change looks to intensify these natural disasters.

Labor groups aim to block autonomous tractors in California

03/23/22 7:33 AM By Brad Hooker

California’s workplace regulator is considering measures to allow the use of autonomous smart tractors on farms, which could ease labor costs for agricultural operations. But labor interests are pushing back against the approval of innovative technologies.

Daybreak: Climate resilience bond returns

12/09/20 11:35 AM By Brad Hooker

A proposal to cache N95s * CA’s new climate bills * New House Ag chair sets priorities * Senate chair has questions for Vilsack

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 11, 2025: Rep. Newhouse on tariffs, USDA staff reductions

President Donald Trump this week temporarily paused country-specific reciprocal tariffs while those applied to China increased to 125%. We asked Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., how the move could change the U.S.' ag trading relationship with China and his thoughts on staff reductions at the Agriculture Department.

Then, Tim Lust from the National Sorghum Producers and Ken Barbic with Invariant discuss the tariffs, including how long producers can wait for government payments for market loss.

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