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The Small Business Administration ran out of money Thursday for the highly popular forgivable loans that dairy operations and other farms and businesses that have been applying for in droves to pay workers amid the loss of sales during the COVID-19 crisis.

CalEPA will fill U.S. EPA’s ‘enforcement gaps’ * Cost of dairy aid option soars

Action taken Wednesday by the Trump administration would give producers a wider pool of H-2A workers to hire for temporary ag labor.

The state is still under stay-at-home orders except for essential workers. But California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a new decision-making framework that will eventually get children back to school, non-essential employees back to work and allow more businesses to operate.

As executive chef for food services for the UC Davis Medical Center, Santana Diaz has implemented a “farm-to-fork” approach by sourcing directly from local farmers throughout the COVID-19 crisis.

The State Water Resources Control Board has eased restrictions on a conservation practice the administration has strongly encouraged for dairy farmers.

Members of Congress are pushing USDA to move forward with aid for specialty crop producers.

A hearing has been scheduled for San Francisco June 2 in an appeal of the first Roundup cancer case to go to trial.

Department of Pesticide Regulation has recognized the COVID-19 crisis is leading to a shortage of N95 masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's chief economic and business adviser Lenny Mendonca stepped down from his post last week and The National Mango Board elected new officers to its board of directors.