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The Coastal Commission has approved Malibu's ban on the use of all pesticides, circumventing a state law that does not otherwise allow local governments to regulate pesticides.

The administration has shifted its stance from reminding stakeholders that projects are generally funded at the local level to now advocating for state and federal spending.

The rapid loss of snowpack is degrading conditions in the Delta at an unprecedented pace, say water officials.

California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, along with several other members of Congress, are urging the president to support California’s controversial animal welfare law.

Washington State will phase in mandatory overtime pay for agricultural workers. Gov. Jay Inslee has signed SB 5172 into law, triggering a multi-year process that will begin in 2022 with time-and-a-half for workers beginning after 55 hours in one week.

With water deliveries slashed, farmers and ranchers are taking emergency measures to prepare for a long, dry year ahead.

Congestion at shipping ports in the West has put a spotlight on existing regulatory hurdles that farmers and other exporters have faced for years.

As part of ongoing efforts to ensure the safety of leafy greens, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that officials will collect and test samples of lettuce grown in California’s Salinas Valley.

The agriculture industry is not alone in heavily opposing the Newsom administration’s plan to overhaul the state mill assessment, which levies fees on pesticide sales to fund the Department of Pesticide Regulation.

The Newsom administration is proposing to create a reference library for California insects based on DNA barcodes.