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New Paid Sick Leave Requirements to Become Effective January 1, 2024
…get sick,” said Newsom. “We’re making it known that the health and wellbeing of workers and their families is of the utmost importance for California’s future.” While the primary objective…
ERP 2022 Providing More Than $3 Billion to Producers
In a significant move to aid farmers impacted by natural disasters in 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has unveiled a relief program worth over $3 billion. Eligible producers…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 10-30-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers a reminder for employers to swap to the new I-9 Form, details on…
World Food Prize Laureate Celebrated
Heidi Kühn of the United States 2023 World Food Prize Laureate for her farmer-focused development model that revitalizes farmland, food security, livelihoods and resilience after devastating conflict. For more than…
AgNet Weekly: NCBA on New Speaker Mike Johnson
…agriculture. Each week we highlight essential legislative and policy conversations affecting agriculture nationwide. Host Sabrina Halvorson is a 30-year media veteran known nationally for her award-winning, balanced, and accurate reporting….
Week in Review: New Pest for Tree Nuts & MRL Concerns in Citrus
…rebound after the Walnut Bargaining Association revised its minimum price recommendation. Multiple fruit fly quarantines have been expanded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Subscribe to the weekly…
New Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Established
…Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program will enforce these standards, supporting the growth of the organic market and bolstering consumer trust in the USDA organic seal. Organic industry leaders, including…
Speaker Johnson a ‘Real Win for Cattle Producers’
…it comes to agriculture. “He has been a pretty reliable supporter of what agriculture has asked for. He’s a guy who has voted for the farm bill. He’s a guy…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 10-27-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers how to prepare for the changing regulation in neonicotinoid use, the upcoming Cultiv8…
Details of Household Food Security Report
…latest edition of its annual Household Food Security in the U.S. report, with findings of the amount of food insecurity in our country in 2022. More than 87 percent of…
Senator Cramer: The Clean Water Act Definitions Remain Muddy
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AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 10-26-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers CDFA funding a CAPCA sustainable pest management project, muddy definitions in the Clean…
EPA Herbicide Strategy Disappoints Ag Community
After an extended 30-day comment period, farmers and agriculture experts have voiced strong opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) draft herbicide strategy for endangered species. The strategy released in…