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by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 29, 20241 min read
Newsom Issues California State Agencies to Start Clearing Homeless Encampments
California has the largest homeless population in the U.S., at over 181,000 homeless, and accounts for one third of the U.S.'s homeless pop.
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 24, 20241 min read
Popular Ag Companies Are Ditching Their DEI and Climate Initiatives After Backlash
"We have heard from customers that we have disappointed them. We have taken this feedback to heart. Going forward, we will ensure our...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 22, 20242 min read
Over 100 Amazon Workers Strike at Major West Coast Air Hub Due To Unfair Labor Practices
Days after Amazon's largest sale of the year, Prime Day, Amazon workers organizing with the Teamsters at the company's major air hub in...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 17, 20242 min read
What You Should Know About OSHA's Newly Proposed Heat Illness Prevention Rule
The proposed rule has different heat-index triggers at 80ºF and 90ºF, but with temperatures currently over 100 degrees for the past mon...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 3, 20242 min read
U.S. Consumers Are Paying 20% More for Their Coffee Than They Were in April 2023
U.S. consumers are paying more for their daily coffees. Imported coffee prices have risen 65% since January 2021, and coffee grounds have...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 24, 20241 min read
Catastrophic Floods in Southern Brazil and What it Means for The World’s Largest Net Exporter of Agricultural Goods
From April 24 to May 4th, Rio Grande do Sol received 16.5 inches of rain. The estimated $600M of losses to the agriculture sectors...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20242 min read
USDA Grants $50M to Help Farms Hire Migrant Workers Under H-2A Program
The awards will help improve the resiliency of the U.S. food supply chain by addressing agriculture labor challenges and instability...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20241 min read
The World's Most Expensive Tractor
The title of the world's most expensive tractor goes a 109-year-old CASE IH 30-60 dating back to 1913, which sold for an astounding...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20241 min read
Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for Newly Rebuilt Portion of Friant-Kern Canal is on Friday, June 21
The ceremony is to celebrate the completion of Phase 1 of the construction project known as the Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project....
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 10, 20242 min read
Wonderful Co Sues to Stop California Card-check Law That Makes it Easier to Unionize Farmworkers
The Wonderful Co., which markets Wonderful Pistachios, POM Wonderful juices, and Fiji Water products, filed the lawsuit May 13 in Kern Cou..
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 5, 20241 min read
Jeff Bezos Donates $30 Million to NC State University to Create Fake Meat Research Center
The research center, named the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein, will include multiple partners from academics and industry, as well...
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 22, 20241 min read
Pay-to-Play: What Companies are Spending to Lobby for the 2024 Farm Bill
Pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and ag groups have spent over $500M lobbying Congress for what they want to be included in the 2024 Farm Bill
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 22, 20241 min read
U.S. Ag Secretary Addresses Foreign Land Ownership and Lower Export Volumes at 2024 North American Agricultural Journalists Meeting
Vilsack suggested that China might be reducing its purchases of U.S. agricultural products to signal its displeasure over the various...
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 20, 20241 min read
Alabama Becomes Second State to Ban the Sale of Lab-Grown Meat
Governor Kay Ivey has signed SB23 into law, making the manufacture, sale, or distribution of food products produced from cultured animal...
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 13, 20243 min read
State Water Project Increases Projected Water Supply Allocation to 40%
The State Water Project forecasted water allocation has increased to 40 percent, up from 30 percent last month.
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 13, 20242 min read
Cargill Sells it‘s Fresno Beef Processing Facility to Central Valley Meat Company
"Our decision to acquire the Cargill Meat Solutions beef processing facility in Fresno, California aligns with our long-term vision of...
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 8, 20242 min read
Meati Foods Secures $100M C-1 Funding Round
The funding comes at a time when the plant-based meat sector's sales have continued to decline over the past few years. Last year, the...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 24, 20244 min read
Airlines Required to Refund Passengers for Canceled or Delayed Flights
Significant changes to a flight include departure or arrival times that are more than 3 hours domestically and 6 hours internationally...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 17, 20242 min read
New Study Finds You're Better Off with Real Meat vs Plant-Based Alternatives
A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, revealed that individuals consuming a diet rich in fake meats...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 1, 20241 min read
New $20 Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers in California is Set to Start Today
As of today, fast food workers in California will have the highest guaranteed base salary in the industry. The state’s minimum wage for...
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