Ag News: USTR on Trade Relief and House Talks Worker Protection
Florida lawmakers are urging U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to work with members of Congress to implement immediate trade relief measures for U.S. producers of seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables.
According to www.thepacker.com, the May 5 letter was led by Republican Senator Marco Rubio, of Florida, and Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart, a Republican, Democrat Darren Soto, Republican Austin Scott, Democrat Al Lawson, and Michigan Republican Bill Huizenga. The letter was also signed by 39 other congressional members. The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Worker Protections held a hearing last week to discuss numerous proposals relating to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Farm News Roundup
News Reporter With California Ag Today, I’m Tim Hammerich.
With water concerns, COVID-19 effects, and many growing seasons in full swing, there is so much happening right now in California agriculture. Here is a quick round up of a few developing stories from around the state courtesy of the California Farm Bureau Federation.
Amid discussions about how much river flow needs to be dedicated to fish, an ongoing study indicates predators eat half or more of protected salmon regardless of flow levels. A fishery consulting firm working on the lower Stanislaus River says bass and other fish eat many juvenile salmon, and that the losses don’t appear connected to flows in the river. A state plan would require more water to remain in rivers and therefore unavailable for human use.