Farmers vent about tariffs to USDA Ag Secretary. Produce Safety Rule explained.

The increasingly expensive tariff war with China is heating up to an all time high, and many farmers are fearing for their very livelihood. If you’re a rancher in PG&E Territory, how are you going to get water to your livestock in the event of a mandatory power shutdown during wind events? We talk with one Placer County rancher about that worry. Have you heard about the Produce Safety Rule? Many California growers who sell to farmers markets have big concerns about that. But there will be exemptions. We talk with the CDFA’s project supervisor about the implementation of that portion of the Food Safety Modernization Act. A record number of bee hives were decimated this past winter. However, the USDA has decided not to continue their honeybee survey research, citing budget cuts. All that, crop reports, the week ahead in weather, and more…on this week’s KSTE Farm Hour.