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As businesses closed their doors and stay-at-home orders were put in place, consumers purchased more dairy products, the National Milk Producers Federation says.

VND eradicated in CA * LGMA targets grazing * House’s ag relief price tag

LGMA has launched a new subcommittee to investigate the role of adjacent lands in outbreaks of foodborne illnesses.

With no new detections, CDFA has announced it is ending a quarantine for VND in Southern California.

Bills face a milestone this week * Tasting rooms could open soon * OSHA in court over COVID-19 oversight

The Wine Institute said it is working with the administration on reopening and has been informed “an announcement is likely to come soon.”

Appropriations Committees will hold auction-style hearings to consider hundreds of bills tagged with potential fiscal costs to the state.

The Senate returns to action this month under pressure to pass another major coronavirus relief package, but a more immediate priority for GOP leaders will be to agree on fixes to the Paycheck Protection Program, a lifeline to many small businesses and farms.

The Senate plan presented Thursday would delay cuts to CDFA and UC ANR until October.

The fiscal side of climate impacts * Senate Dems set food priorities for next aid package