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SD County Farm Bureau: ‘Pivoting the Best We Can’

/in , /by /Valley Roadrunnerby David Ross

San Diego County’s farming community has endured a rain of body blows and attempts to hurt it with legislation during the year of COVID-19 but has proven to be remarkably resilient. 

“We are pivoting the best we can,” said Hannah Gbeh, executive director of the San Diego County Farm Bureau. She is speaking of both area growers and the organization itself, which is based in Escondido at the AgHub Office Building at 420 S Broadway.

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Calif. Farm Bureau President Says Farmworker Safety is Priority

/in , , /by /ABC 7 News

As California’s agricultural industry faces an estimated $6-8 billion loss this year due to the pandemic, farmers and ranchers say they’re working hard to keep the food supply steady and safe.

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Farmers, Ranchers Dispute Legal Limits of Revamped Water Rule

/in , /by /Bloomberg Lawby Amena H. Saiyid

Cattlemen in the West are gearing up for a legal battle over the Trump administration’s revamped water jurisdiction rule, even as a national trade association of farmers that touts itself as the “unified voice of agriculture” supports the change.

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