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CVS is taking steps to reduce the use of pesticides that could be harmful to pollinators.

Several Democratic lawmakers gathered at a United Farm Workers rally at the Capitol to support a measure on vote-by-mail elections.

Senate Democrats are seeking quick confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court this week, while U.S. agriculture and other export-minded sectors are watching what the House does with the Senate-passed Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which is intended to ease port bottlenecks.

More money is on the way for producers who had previously filed for assistance through Department of Agriculture programs to help feed their livestock after suffering through inclement weather in 2021.

A bill intended to alleviate port blockages and open the door to a crackdown on ocean carriers passes the Senate by unanimous consent on Thursday, a sign of the priority lawmakers are putting on addressing supply chain disruptions that have plagued agriculture and other sectors. 

U.S. farmers facing soaring prices for fertilizer and other inputs plan to reduce corn plantings by 3.9 million acres this year and seed a record 91 million acres of soybeans, according to USDA’s annual planting intentions survey.

Environmental groups are already lining up against Gov. Newsom’s plan for voluntary agreements in the Delta.

The Newsom administration has reached a deal with water contractors to sign a set of voluntary agreements for Bay-Delta flows as an eight-year program.

The Department of Pesticide Regulation is considering new regulations to add for the use of a controversial neonicotinoid to protect drinking water wells from contamination.

A draft plan released shows that many sustainability practices would not fall within the 30x30 framework. But farm and environmental advocates are hoping for many changes to come in the next version.