Roger Isom

California Agriculture Faces Mounting Pressure: Roger Isom Sounds the Alarm on Regulations, Water, and the Future of Farming

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…pesticide legislation Treated seed regulations Rodenticide restrictions Cal/OSHA irrigation gate safety rules Additional Department of Pesticide Regulation proposals Many of these regulations, he argues, impose significant costs without providing measurable…

nutrition

How Proactive Nutrition Helps California Growers Beat Summer Heat

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…the following season because it sacrificed next year’s buds to mature the current crop. He encourages growers to take advantage of pesticide applications by adding foliar nutrition whenever possible. Although…

Driscoll CEO Soren Bjorn

Driscoll’s CEO Soren Bjorn Talks California Strawberries, Berry Innovation, Labor, Water, and the Future of Farming

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…America Healthy Again and the Future of Produce Bjorn sees significant opportunity in America’s growing focus on nutrition and healthier eating. However, he cautioned that efforts to reduce pesticide use…

San Diego Agriculture

San Diego Agriculture at a Crossroads: Dana Groot on Water, Regulation, Labor, and California’s Farming Future

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…face increasing competition from imported products, particularly from Mexico. While California farmers must comply with some of the world’s strictest labor, environmental, and pesticide regulations, imported products often enter the…

Roger Isom

California Agriculture at a Crossroads-Roger Isom Warns of Water, Regulation, and Economic Crisis

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…taxes, refinery closures, and state regulations. At the same time, growers continue facing expanding environmental mandates involving emissions, heat illness prevention, wildfire smoke exposure, electric equipment requirements, and pesticide restrictions….

California Farmers

California Farmers Face Mounting Pressure from Water, Fuel Costs, and Peach Industry Collapse

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…“There’s a lot more fallowed acres out there,” Isom explained. The discussion also touched on growing concerns over California’s regulatory climate, including pesticide restrictions, air quality rules, labor regulations, and…

Steve Hilton

Steve Hilton: “Help Is on the Way” for California Agriculture

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…relief would come from reducing permit delays, inspection overload, pesticide reporting layers, labor mandates, and escalating fees that are “suffocating” operations across the state. Hilton emphasizes that he has run…