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If unchecked, geese can cause significant damage to crops and pastures in Northern California.

Lawmakers have until Jan. 19 to curry more votes or amend their bills to ease opposition to get them out of committee.

Navel organgeworm infestations have cost almond growers $393 per acre on average and pistachio growers $262.

The nonpartisan office has delivered a harsh review of the state water board’s proposal for limiting urban water use.

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.”

The Newsom administration has extended an emergency drought regulation for the Klamath Basin a year after winter storms ended the drought.

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.