Chloe Lovejoy

Sacramento, San Luis Obispo

Associate Editor at Agri-Pulse

Associate Editor for @agripulsewest | previously @cpmustangnews 💚 and @SLOtribune

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DPR proposes update to groundwater pollutant list

2 weeks ago | agri-pulse.com | Chloe Lovejoy

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is considering additional pesticides to add to the state Groundwater Protection List. The proposed regulation would add 1,3-dichloropropene and paraquat dichloride among 83 new active ingredients with the potential to pollute groundwater. In November DPR raised the safe exposure limit for airborne concentrations of 1,3-D, aiming to protect farmworkers.
A new farmer partnership is taking a ‘small bites’ approach to Delta management

2 weeks ago | agri-pulse.com | Chloe Lovejoy

Fourteen farmers representing portions of California’s Delta and the San Joaquin Valley are joining ranks to coordinate priorities for Delta management. Though similar coalitions of farmers interested in water management have tried over the last decades to lobby local, state and federal water managers on their respective interests, the Great Valley Farm Water Partnership is trying to be the tortoise against the hares in the race to create solutions applicable to all Delta water users.
Study: California’s decreasing water supply could cost up to $14.5 billion annually

2 weeks ago | agri-pulse.com | Chloe Lovejoy

A University of California economic analysis finds that California’s water supply deficiencies could create losses between $3.4 and $14.5 billion annually across agriculture and manufacturing sectors. Using estimates that the state could lose 12% to 25% of its water supply by 2050, the study assessed impacts across scenarios that included the direct loss of agricultural water use and the indirect impacts on jobs and urban welfare.
Ten questions for the former Chico mayor now running for state Assembly

3 weeks ago | agri-pulse.com | Chloe Lovejoy

Former Chico Mayor and City Councilor Andrew Coolidge launched his bid for state Assembly District 3 back in December. He was the first of three Republican candidates to begin the campaign for outgoing Republican Minority Leader James Gallagher’s seat. Coolidge produces home and garden shows across Northern California.
UC Davis project maps CA transition to organic agriculture

3 weeks ago | agri-pulse.com | Chloe Lovejoy

The California Organic, Agroecological and Regenerative Transitions project is figuring out the regional trends driving successful transition to organic farming. COAR involves researchers across the University of California system, specifically UC Davis, UC Berkeley, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Study: Sacramento Valley wildlife refuges experience pesticide drift

3 weeks ago | agri-pulse.com | Chloe Lovejoy

Researchers from multiple U.S. Geological Survey mission areas and centers found that fungicides, herbicides and insecticides are testing at consistent levels across five Sacramento Valley wildlife refuges. Results from the sampling across the Sacramento, Colusa, Sutter, Rio Vista and Llano Seco National Wildlife Refuges indicated that distance between local farms and the sample site mattered less than the type of crop being grown nearby.
California colleges release curriculum for specialty crop growers

1 month ago | agri-pulse.com | Chloe Lovejoy

Researchers at the California State University, University of California and community college systems are collaborating on a series of free video lessons to address a growing information gap in the agricultural sector. Jeff Mitchell, a UC Cooperative Extension specialist, said that as the average age of producers nears 60, there has never been a more urgent need for more young people to engage with agriculture – even if they don’t have experience.
UC researchers release first comprehensive study of California dust storms

1 month ago | agri-pulse.com | Chloe Lovejoy

Researchers led by the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have created the first comprehensive report looking at sources, impacts and future of dust in California.
Legislature considers compost alternatives for deceased livestock

1 month ago | agri-pulse.com | Chloe Lovejoy

The California legislature is looking to expand the use of agricultural compost, this time for livestock carcasses. But rendering industry representatives say broadly easing restrictions for mammalian composting will spread diseases and increase carbon emissions.
ALRB fines Salinas vegetable growers for employee retaliation

1 month ago | agri-pulse.com | Chloe Lovejoy

Two Salinas vegetable producers are paying $17,000 to compensate a former employee over unfair labor practices. The California Agricultural Labor Relations Board found that Fanciful Co. and D’Arrigo Bros. Co. retaliated against the farmworker after they reported unfair working conditions on behalf of their team. The worker’s complaints were in reaction to a fast-paced cauliflower harvesting machine, lack of work breaks during hot weather and incorrect wage payments.