CalEPA head wants 75% of agriculture to be organic by 2050

11/05/21 9:31 AM By Brad Hooker

KEYWORDS ban on pesticides sustainable pest management for environmental justice communities transitioning conventional farming to organic

CalEPA Secretary Jared Blumenfeld has said “several times” that he would like to see 75% of the farms in California transition to organic practices by 2050.

Brad Hooker
Associate Editor, Agri-Pulse West

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