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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, with backing from former President Trump’s immigration adviser, Stephen Miller, alleges in a lawsuit that the new $4 billion debt relief plan for minority farmers unconstitutionally excludes white producers.

Assembly Agriculture Chair Robert Rivas of Hollister is pushing for California to clean up all of its surface waters enough to be drinkable, fishable and swimmable by 2050.

As budget deadlines loom for the Legislature and governor, many details still need to be ironed out ahead of the next fiscal year, which beings July 1.

A bill in the Assembly that would encourage farmers to provide forage and habitat for pollinators through incentives grants is facing a key vote in the Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.

As restaurants reopen and other pandemic restrictions continue to ease, food producers are watching to see how consumers' buying and dining habits will change. For fishermen, too, questions loom about demand, especially for higher-end products such as Dungeness crab.

Ahead of what could be another severe wildlife season, a new tool uses air quality and atmospheric data to give farmers up-to-the-minute information about crop risk.

President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Jennifer Moffitt to be the next Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at the Department of Agriculture and Ryan Ferguson has been elected to serve as the president of the Westlands Water District Board of Directors.

President Joe Biden wants to impose capital gains taxes on inherited assets, with promised protections for farms and other family-owned businesses that continue in operation. The change would help pay for a $1.8 trillion package of social benefits, including expanded child nutrition assistance, health insurance subsidies and free community college.

Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow says that President Joe Biden’s $2.7 trillion infrastructure plan is “woefully inadequate” when it comes to funding for climate-friendly farming practices and that she's pushing for a major increase in funding for conservation programs.