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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, September 02, 2024
A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry for lying to federal investigators, ruling that he was not tried in the proper venue.
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will allow farmers to resume using chlorpyrifos insecticide on 11 crops in response to an appeals court ruling last month that the agency failed to adequately consider the safety of those uses.
The California Farm Bureau has joined a broad business coalition backing a ballot measure that seeks to protect Californians from unwarranted tax increases.
Agricultural interests feel left out of the discussion with the Newsom administration’s plan to phase out the use of certain controversial pesticides by 2050.
Several firms have been notified of their violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, and USDA says those businesses have lost their licenses to operate without departmental approval.
Robert Guenther has started his own firm, Breakthrough365 Government Relations Strategies, and John Crowley has been tapped as the next president and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization.
DWR will soon certify the environmental impact report, teeing up the public review process as agencies consider permits—a critical hurdle for any construction project in California.