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Sen. Bill Monning of the Central Coast wants to inform H-2A guestworkers of their rights when it comes to labor, housing, health and safety.

All eyes on White House today * Trump expects liability protections

Signup for COVID relief payments on the way * GOP derides House relief bill

Farm groups are awaiting the release any day of USDA’s requirements for $16 billion in direct payments to compensate producers for the market losses caused by the coronavirus crisis. OMB completed its review of the planned program on Friday.

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

The Assembly heard a new proposal for a grant program offering incentives for managing lands for ecosystem benefits when no longer farmed.

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.

A $16 billion program to offer direct payments to producers is not yet ready for signup, but the Department of Agriculture is urging producers to begin several steps of the application process ahead of time.

The Getty family has collectively donated more than $500,000 to Newsom’s election campaigns.

AB 2954 proposes a pathway for including natural and working lands within the next scoping plan for California’s AB 32 climate goals.