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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Newsom unveiled his revised budget proposal, detailing plans to address a deficit that has grown 50% since January. The administration has passed sweeping climate and sustainability initiatives in that time.
The current $3.5 billion direct cost of the California atmospheric river impacts will almost certainly increase, as the agricultural costs are more fully captured, according to a NOAA climatologist.
Laura Himes has moved up to vice president of sourcing—fresh at Walmart Inc. She began working for Walmart in 2013 and most recently was the director for produce merchandising.
Chefs and nutrition-conscious salad lovers will now be able to select leafy greens that have unique flavors and enhanced nutrition, thanks to CRISPR technology.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is approving the emergency use of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) vaccine to prevent further deaths of the critically endangered California condor.
President Joe Biden is expected to sit down again early this week with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders as they continue negotiations on increasing the debt ceiling and GOP demands for spending cuts.
Ahead of releasing his revised budget proposal, Newsom teased out new spending for flood protection and response and nudged up drought relief for businesses supporting farmers.