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Proposed Overtime Tax Credit for CA Farms Fails in Committee
California Ag Today
Senate Bill 628 aimed to support farm employers and workers affected by California’s overtime law. The bill was rejected along party lines despite support from farm groups and labor advocates.
California's Overtime Law Not Working and USDA Warns of Job Cuts
The Agribusiness Update
UC-Berkeley, assistant professor Alexandra Hill's research shows California’s 2016 agricultural overtime law has not achieved its goal of increasing earnings for farmworkers, and USDA warns that major staff cuts are coming, offices closed, and people will be forced to relocate.
E15 Saves Money & Cuts GHG Emissions and NCBA Wraps Summer Meeting
The Agribusiness Update
A new study found drivers could expect to save 20 cents per gallon by using E15 fuel and cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by nearly 50%, and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association members wrapped up their summer business meeting in San Diego.
Growers Turning to Technology and Ethanol in Fuel Saves Drivers Billions
The Agribusiness Update
Growers are turning to technology more to streamline tasks, address labor shortages and increase water efficiency, and a UC-Berkeley study shows adding low-cost ethanol to the nation's gas supply saves Americans billions.
Easing Weather Impact on Crops and Ethanol in Fuel Saves Drivers Billions
The Agribusiness Update
University of Florida researchers are looking for ways to make crops more resilient to severe weather like hurricanes, and a UC-Berkeley study shows adding low-cost ethanol to the nation's gas supply saves Americans billions.
CAFO Emissions and U.S. Pork to Argentina
The Agribusiness Update
EPA on deadline to enforce CAFO emissions reporting, and U.S. Pork to Argentina for first time since 1992.