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Ahead of a midnight deadline, the Legislature yesterday passed a placeholder budget, mostly along party lines.

Farmworker bill on COVID-19 passes Assembly * California Dems join call for a COVID-19 rural task force * UK sees ‘way forward’ on ag

Setting the stage for ag carbon markets * Pandemic wiping out food security gains

The Assembly Appropriations Committee has passed a $7-billion climate resilience bond.

Managing lands fallowed by SGMA * Farm groups hail biotech rule, exporters alarmed * Trump presses liability protections

With an anticipated state budget deficit of $54 billion, the governor’s “May Revise” for his budget proposal was not going to bear much good news.

Industry has a voice in Newsom’s task force * Bill would boost USDA spending cap to $68B

As the state pumps nearly $1 billion into procuring N95 masks for healthcare workers, industries like agriculture are left competing for purchases and relying on cloth masks when possible.

A new commission is helping California rethink its workforce during the pandemic.