USDA and California Department of Food Agriculture are holding a virtual question and answer session to help producers and farming communities impacted by current disasters. The virtual session will help everyone to learn more about programs and resources available. According to CDFA, farmers and others can submit questions to USDA’s Farm Production and Conservation Deputy…… MORE
McConnell: GOP Will Not Support Replacing Feinstein On Panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell vowed Tuesday that Republicans will not allow Democrats to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee, arguing that they only want a replacement to push through the most partisan judges. McConnell called the effort to place a substitute on the panel as Feinstein…… MORE
USDA Urged To Deny Petitions In Milk Hearing
The American Dairy Coalition sent a letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack asking him to deny two recent petitions for hearings on the Federal Milk Marketing Order. The petitions from processor groups ask USDA to increase payments from farmers to processors to offset higher input costs. The coalition says holding a federal milk pricing hearing…… MORE
DA: Suspect in Killing of Cash App Founder Planned Attack
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 38-year-old tech consultant charged with the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee planned the attack, drove the victim to a secluded spot and stabbed him over an apparent dispute related to the man’s sister, prosecutors said in a court document released Friday. The motion to detain Nima Momeni without bail is…… MORE
WOTUS Rule Legal Update
A court ruling out of North Dakota halted implementation of the 2023 Waters of the United States Rule in 24 states, and ag groups responded positively. California is not included under this latest court decision. American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says his group proudly stood with the 24 states involved and more than a…… MORE
Police: After Shootings, Man Threatened California Capitol
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The suspect who made “credible threats” against California’s Capitol on Thursday shot a gun from his vehicle while driving through two Sacramento suburbs on Wednesday night, lodging bullets in the wall of a hospital and a commercial building but injuring no one, authorities said. The suspect remains on the loose, the…… MORE
Two Fresno Residents Killed in Crash Near Outlets at Tejon, 4 Others Hurt
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX/KMJ) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the two people killed in a single car crash on Interstate 5 over the Grapevine on April 9 as 19-year-old Tania Ajanae Oliver and 21-year-old Isaiah Dieago Zamarripa, both from Fresno. The Kern County Fire Department said on Sunday, April 9, at around 2:45…… MORE
West Coast Port Labor Disagreements Could Impact Ag Shipments
The lack of a West Coast labor contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association could be dangerous and permanent. That’s according to the Agriculture Transportation Coalition. Coalition Executive Director Peter Friedmann says, “Too many West Coast marine terminals are operating on reduced schedules, creating massive disruption.” Shippers are moving…… MORE
Coalition Supports Ag Export Programs
The Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports is urging congress to continue mandatory funding for Market Access and Foreign Market Development programs. The Coalition is also asking the Senate agriculture committee to include a provision that would double the dollars for those programs in the next Farm Bill. In letters sent to the chairs and…… MORE
Louisville Bank Employee Livestreamed Attack That Killed 4
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing four people — including a close friend of Kentucky’s governor — while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said. Police arrived as shots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and killed the shooter…… MORE
