…act on ocean shipping legislation, address critical transport-industry labor shortages, increase port hours of operation, and take other steps to help American agriculture producers reach their foreign markets effectively. Across…
New Federal-State Partnership to Address Transportation Infrastructure
…for assistance under the agreement include port-specific upgrades, an expansion of the capacity for freight rail, and the development of inland port facilities to increase overall warehouse storage capacity. Over…
Week in Review: Record-Setting Port Traffic and Pesticide Residues Remain Low
The cargo processed through the Port of Los Angeles made it the busiest September in the port’s 114-year history. The most recent pesticide report from the U.S. Food and Drug…
Working Group Highlights Ag Supply Chain Challenges and Solutions
…within the supply chain. The group estimates that delays and complications related to port issues have resulted in nearly $1.5 billion in lost agricultural exports. The group also notes that…
Port of Los Angeles Experiences Another Record Month for Cargo
September was another record month for the port of Los Angeles with 903,865 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) being processed. The cargo processed through the Port of Los Angeles made it…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 10-26-21
…Los Angeles, a report on keeping ACP out of organic citrus in the Central Valley, and a conversation about agtech development. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
Week in Review: Newsom Addresses Port Congestion, Changing COVID Protocols for Employers
After months of port congestion creating supply chain challenges, Governor Gavin Newsom has taken action to address the issue. COVID expectations for employers could be on the horizon after recent…
Supply Chain Challenges to Be Addressed Through Executive Order
…address trucking shortages. “California’s ports are critical to our local, state and national economies and the state is taking action to support goods movement in the face of global disruptions,”…
White House Takes Steps to Address Supply Chain Issues
…actions are intended to help goods move faster and strengthen the resiliency of American supply chains. Operations at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are moving to 24/7…
Week in Review: Port Congestion as Bad as Ever, USDA to Invest in Drought Relief
Port congestion continues to create challenges as nearly 70 container ships were waiting to offload their cargo either at anchor or drifting off the ports of Long Beach and Los…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 09-27-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Brian German. Today’s show has an overview of the West Coast port congestion, an interview about irrigation in…
West Coast Port Congestion Doesn’t Show Any Signs of Letting Up
…their cargo either at anchor or drifting off the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Last week the waiting period at the Port of Los Angeles hit an all-time…
Ag States Invest in California Ethanol
…Los Angeles area. John Greer of the Nebraska Corn Board says, “These stations are moving a tremendous volume of E85. One station alone will use about 50,000 bushels of corn…
The Western View: September is California Wine Month
…In 1830, a French immigrant from Bordeaux built the first commercial winery in Los Angeles, followed by a German group who farmed on land that is now Disneyland. From these…