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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.

Agencies are bracing for sweeping budget cuts to account for a $58 billion deficit, while both houses have new leaders. Money to meet SGMA and climate mandates is highly uncertain.

California Farm Bureau raises alarms over Chile dropping a fumigation rule for table grapes.

President Jamie Johansson opened the California Farm Bureau’s annual meeting recapping a year of wins in Sacramento water policy while outlining the many battles to come in 2024.

The Almond Board opened its annual conference reflecting on a tumultuous year and encouraging growers to brace for more obstacles ahead next year.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has allocated more than $500,000 in the sixth funding cycle of the Proactive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Solutions grant program.

The California Farm Bureau elected Shannon Douglass, who currently serves as the organization's first vice president, to replace president Jamie Johansson during the Farm Bureau’s 105th Annual Meeting in Reno.

The California Farm Bureau had a leadership shakeup at its annual meeting, removing Jamie Johansson as president and electing Shannon Douglass to replace him.

Animal rights activists have turned to county fights after gaining no traction in the Legislature for banning confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs).