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The coronavirus pandemic has given a big boost to sales of plant-based meat as consumers search for protein amid the current health crisis.

Specialty crop farms spent more than three times more money on labor costs than other types of operations, according to data from USDA’s 2018 Agricultural Resources Management Survey.

Expansion of family leave could hurt small farmers * Bill on incentives for cover crops passes Assembly * Proposal threatens to raise the cost of feed

A bill aims to adjust the supply chain for recycling agricultural byproducts, like almond hulls, into cattle feed.

AB 2106 would incentivize farmers to create nesting habitat for waterfowl by planting cover crops and other vegetation or by idling farmland.

The Legislature is considering a budget trailer bill that would expand family medical leave as a requirement for smaller businesses and to cover more medical situations.

Outcry over cap-and-trade fix * Almond shipments down * New law brings PPP flexibility, questions

Farm and business groups are pushing back on a proposal to modify California’s cap-and-trade program.

Farm groups are looking to the Trump administration to quickly appeal a ruling blocking the use of dicamba herbicide and issue guidance on how the industry should address the issue.

Friday marked a deadline for Senate committees to report non-fiscal bills to the floor.