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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, September 02, 2024
One of California’s leading voices in rice farming is warning the state water board that rejecting a set of voluntary agreements would “generate turmoil.”
Ian LeMay will be beginning a new role as president of the California Table Grape Commission on Jan. 8. He previously served as president of the California Fresh Fruit Association where he had been for the last nine years.
Cal/OSHA staff have allegedly created a hostile relationship with the business community by dismissing stakeholder concerns and limiting public involvement in rulemaking.
Through its first three years, the Biden administration has been moving – quickly in some cases, more slowly in others – to implement its regulatory agenda, the success of which will depend in large part on what happens in 2024.
The California Air Resources Board has drafted a regulatory proposal detailing ongoing support for dairy digesters, while setting new standards for sustainable aviation fuel and adding guardrails to protect Amazon rainforests amid an expansion of crop-based fuels.
Agricultural groups want the U.S. Supreme Court to decide on whether the executive branch can supersede land use laws through the growing use of the Antiquities Act of 1906 to establish huge acre tracts of national monuments.
Farms and other entities throughout the food supply chain are urging Newsom to address the economic impacts of implementing the administration’s many clean energy and ZEV goals.
Behind-the-scenes work on the next farm bill was top of mind for Agri-Pulse readers in 2023, with stories about marker bills and lobbying movement heavily featured in the year’s most-read stories.