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Maybe 3rd Times A Charm; FWMA Reintroduced Again
Maybe 3rd Times A Charm; FWMA Reintroduced Again
Maybe 3rd Times A Charm; FWMA Reintroduced Again
“This bill is kind of a marker, it starts the discussion and I'm hoping that we can make some needed updates to it before final passage,” said Representative Dan Newhouse, after he and California’s Zoe Lofgren reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act on Wednesday.  He said  reintroducing th...
NW Winter Wheat Crop Looks Very Good
NW Winter Wheat Crop Looks Very Good
NW Winter Wheat Crop Looks Very Good
More of the national winter wheat crop is headed.   "39% of this 2025 U.S winter wheat crop, headed by May 4th, that's six points ahead of the five-year average and slightly behind last year's pace of 41%,” said USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey.  He noted...
2025 U.S. Avocado Crop Could Be A Big One
2025 U.S. Avocado Crop Could Be A Big One
2025 U.S. Avocado Crop Could Be A Big One
According to the latest USDA Fruit and Tree Nut outlook, domestic avocado production in on the way up.   “The California Avocado Commission estimates that California will produce 375 million pounds of avocados in marketing year 2024-2025," said USDA economist Catharine Weber.  "This is...
Winter Wheat Crop Looks Good Locally And Nationally
Winter Wheat Crop Looks Good Locally And Nationally
Winter Wheat Crop Looks Good Locally And Nationally
“The heading progress for winter wheat, nationally, 8% of the U.S. winter wheat crop headed by April 13th.  That's right on par with the five-year average, two points behind last year's 10%," said USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey recapping the latest numbers from the USDA’s crop progress report.  He noted that most ...
Senate Measure Would End California's Animal-Welfare Law
Senate Measure Would End California's Animal-Welfare Law
Senate Measure Would End California's Animal-Welfare Law
Republican lawmakers in the U.S. Senate introduced legislation last week that would strike down California's animal-welfare law created as a result of Proposition 12.  The Food Security and Farm Protection Act introduced by Iowa’s senators Chuck Grassley, Joni Ernst,  as well as Roger Marshall from Kansas, would prevent any state or local government from passing laws that interfere with commerce a
Winter Wheat Crop Looks Good Nationwide
Winter Wheat Crop Looks Good Nationwide
Winter Wheat Crop Looks Good Nationwide
The USDA is out with its first winter wheat crop progress report of the season.  So, how are things looking nationwide?   “The national heading number on April 6 is 5%, right on par with the five-year average one point behind last year's 6%," said USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey.  "Leading the way o...
Oregon’s Wildfire Risk Map Could Be Scrapped
Oregon’s Wildfire Risk Map Could Be Scrapped
Oregon’s Wildfire Risk Map Could Be Scrapped
A controversial law involving Oregon’s Wildfire Risk Map would be repealed, under a bill in the Legislature.  The map would have required property owners to take steps to reduce wildfire risk on their property.  Derrick Wheeler, with the Department of Forestry, said the new bill would remove those requirements.   "It removes the ...

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