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Bill to Help Meat Processing Options
Tuesday Apr 20th, 2021
News Reporter With California Ag Today, I’m Tim Hammerich.
Back in 2018, Assembly Bill 2114 allowed cattle ranchers to sell beef that was slaughter on the farm rather than having to take it to a federally inspected facility. This was important because of how few of these facilities are left. Some producers who wanted to sell their beef directly to consumers would have to transport them hours away to get them processed. Now Assembly Bill 888 will do the same for sheep, goats, and potentially swine. This will make a big difference for producers like Marcia Barinaga.
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Farmer Concerns About Water, Wildfire Risk
Monday Apr 19th, 2021
News Reporter With California Ag Today, I’m Tim Hammerich.
As many crops head into the growing season, two big concerns on the minds of a lot of California growers are water availability and wildfire risk.
Farmers in the Klamath Basin expect to receive a water allocation this week from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and all indications point to extreme shortage. Drought and regulations protecting fish species mean farmers may have little or no water from the federal Klamath Project. A leading farmer in the basin says this second dry year, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, will have a “compounding effect” that will hit the community hard.
Water and Weather Updates - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST aginfo.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aginfo.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.