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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Salinas-based Taylor Farms has committed $2 million to a new plant science building at Cal Poly’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.
Governor Gavin Newsom has tapped the Department of Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth to serve as adviser on the Administration’s water priorities and made other appointments to support the change.
National Farmers Union delegates this week debated a wide variety of policy reforms, including whether or not eligibility for commodity programs, crop and livestock insurance should be limited to small and mid-size farming operations.
The state of America’s citrus industry is a tale of two coasts. Florida’s industry continues to reel from a devastating disease infestation and multiple hurricanes, and California has taken over as No. 1 in U.S. citrus production.
The budget advisors are recommending lawmakers use the state's tax on pesticide sales to cover more of the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s environmental justice costs.
Ahead of the year’s first discussions on raising water board fees, Bob Gore once again warned that SGMA fallowing will disrupt the agency's revenue system.
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack made a series of energy infrastructure announcements Wednesday, including the first under an Inflation Reduction Act effort to stand up renewable energy projects in rural America.