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Farmers fear Ag Order 4.0 will slash lettuce and berry production

03/03/20 3:08 PM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS Central Coast composting fertilizer runoff groundwater contamination Grower-shipper lettuce Monterey County Farm Bureau nitrates nitrogen management safe drinking water strawberries
A costly new regulation has farmers worried year-round production on the Central Coast will be reduced to just one season.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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