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Bills take aim at school pesticides, H-2A workers and more * Natural Resources is adding an environmental justice role * California Farm Bureau opposes split-roll tax and Prop 13 bond

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue calls for cutting agriculture's environmental footprint in half by 2050, and also endorses carbon pricing to encourage farmers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Farmers are expected to produce record amounts of meat, milk and major crops this year as the agriculture economy rebounds from 2019’s trade and weather disruptions, but exports are forecast to rise relatively modestly in coming months despite the new trade deal with China, USDA says.

Trump charges agencies with delivering more water supplies * Perdue unveiling plan to cut environmental impact * Farm coalition looks to shape climate policy

As discussions and debates over climate change legislation and policy heat up in Congress and in the federal government, nearly two dozen major farm groups announced a coalition today to ensure the views of U.S. agriculture are well represented.

The California Fresh Fruit Association has hired Adam Borchard as the new director of government and public policy.

California's Sierra Nevada snowpack should be well over 20 inches at this point, according to USDA's Meteoroligist Brad Rippey, but it's falling behind.

Ag coalition responds to Newsom’s Water Portfolio * A birthday gift to Wieckowski * Trump: India trade pact not likely until later

Rabobank analyst David Magaña shares insights on market expectations for California’s fruits and nuts.

DPR has released new details on how it plans to reduce emissions under a set of niche pilot programs set to launch this summer.