…handlers with the latest water rule regulations under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). As part of an ongoing educational effort, CDFA-PSP staff delivered in-person presentations and trainings across the…
AgNet News Hour Monday, 06-30-25
…a bill that would allow solar installations on land protected under the Williamson Act by temporarily suspending its ag-use restriction. Westerlund argues that for growers who have lost surface water…
Fixing Farm Labor: Manuel Cunha Calls for Urgent Immigration Reform
Nisei Farmers League President Urges Immediate Action on Immigration as Harvest Pressures Mount Fixing Farm Labor: Manuel Cunha Calls for Urgent Immigration Reform Nick Papagni, “The Ag Meter”, for AgNet…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 06-27-25
…torn by fear, parents working long hours to put children through college, and farmers facing constant pressure from overlapping state and federal agencies. Cunha outlines actionable solutions, including bipartisan collaboration…
Cunha on Immigration, Labor, Regulatory Reform
…warrant?’” 4. Reform Through the Dignity Act Cunha highlighted his collaboration with Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and a bipartisan coalition—Immigration Reform for Frontline Workers Alliance—supporting the Dignity Act. The…
Solar Panels, Farmland, and the Fight to Keep Farming
…of an effort to make sure that we’re healthy for the long term.” Jacobsen called California’s farmers and farmworkers “unsung heroes,” working relentlessly to deliver an unmatched bounty to the…
Screwworm Threat Sparks Swift Federal Action
…parasitic threat as “devastating to the American livestock industry if it reaches our border.” Screwworm Threat Sparks Swift Federal Action Rollins spoke following a roundtable with state leaders, outlining a…
California Ag Water Outlook: Hope from Ryan Jacobsen
…reliable water supply,” he said, referencing the impact of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and federal reductions. “It’s been death by a thousand cuts.” Despite these obstacles, Jacobsen believes…
Rich Kreps Calls Out California’s Water Crisis Narrative
…“They act like we should have a party because they bumped us from 30% to 40% to 50% and then 55%,” Kreps said, “not realizing… our farmers paid to set…
Generations of Growth: Daniel Jackson on Family Tree Farms’ Roots, Innovation, Future
…— including himself — have sometimes adapted better to California’s water regulations than those on the east side. Constantly changing SGMA (Sustainable Groundwater Management Act) rules have created instability, particularly…
CDFA Urges Growers to Renew Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Certification
Growers are urged to act before July 1 to complete education credits and renew their CDFA certification. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is reminding growers enrolled in…
Tomatoes to Tequila: Stuart Woolf’s Agave Revolution in California
…— no insecticides, no fungicides.” Woolf is actively meeting with regulators at the Department of Pesticide Regulation, pushing for fast-track approvals so the crop can be protected legally and safely….
California Board to Address Plastic Packaging in Ag Sector
…a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 💻 Zoom Access Available This discussion follows the passage of the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2022….
AgNet News Hour Friday, 05-30-25
…industry and the impact on crops like corn that rely on glyphosate The AgNet News Hour hosts, in the final segment of today’s show, discuss the impact of tariffs on…