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State also extended tax deadlines * All other legislative and regulatory hearings are being canceled * Last big holdout, Kern County closes schools * Klamath farmers appeal to Supreme Court

CDFA assures food is safe during outbreak * CDC advises against large gatherings as Newsom calls for shutting down wineries, bars

Ag Day cancelled due to coronavirus * Closures raise the spotlight on broadband access * Mexico’s glyphosate rejection spurs USMCA concern

Fishing and conservation groups sue Trump administration over biological opinions * Broadband funds neutral on technology

Federal agencies are cutting travel and preparing to operate with staff disruptions because of the coronavirus outbreak, and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue signaled that he’s open to expanding feeding programs if Congress gives him the legal authority. 

Groups that have been engaged in the process of developing the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans are trying to get the ear of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar before the last meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.

Cal/OSHA issues guidelines for protecting workers from coronavirus * EPA fines San Francisco-based Wilbur-Ellis over pesticide mishandling * California wine grape processing declined in 2019

Western United Dairies CEO Anja Raudabaugh knows her way around the state and federal policy arenas.

Matt Roy joins Tanimura & Antle and Fresh Market taps Jason Potter.

While running for governor, Newsom’s wine and hospitality businesses helped him earn $1.2 million. Now he is enacting policies with the potential to benefit his wineries, or hurt them.