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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, November 25, 2024
The Supreme Court is due to release a ruling this week that could potentially restrict the power of federal regulatory agencies, and President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump square off in their only scheduled debate.
Extreme temperatures and the risks of flooding and fire will put more USDA facilities at risk, the department says in a new climate adaptation plan for 2024-2027.
Organizations and researchers can seek funding to improve integrated pest management practices through on-farm demonstrations of biologically integrated farming systems through a $1 million initiative facilitated by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis.
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is seeking nominations to honor innovations and achievements of sustainable integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
The Washington Apple Commission has tapped Michael Schadler as president. A University of Washington graduate, Schadler has been executive vice president of the Florida Tomato Exchange and coordinated international marketing programs for the Florida Department of Citrus.
The Department of Water Resources took an unusual step for an agency in publicly backing a measure to limit new groundwater wells. The bill was an attempt to fix several problems in Newsom’s drought order in 2022, which unsuccessfully sought to protect drinking water wells.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has demoted a powerful regulator who called an administration decision “bullshit” and attempted to override it through a potentially unlawful vote. Yet the labor leader remains on the board.