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With the state’s ongoing budget surplus, the Newsom administration is looking to revamp California’s program for Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation.

Dairy and cattle groups are pushing back on a measure in the California Legislature that would incentivize plant-based options in school meals.

The Consumer Brands Association has promoted John Hewitt and Justin Warren is the new chief financial officer at Del Rey Avocado.

Anaerobic digesters that take manure and turn it into biomethane for the transportation sector and other industrial uses are a key part of the dairy industry’s strategy to get to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

California sheep ranchers have filed a complaint against the state for including their workers in the agriculture overtime law that took effect for smaller employers this month.

The Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology is launching a new initiative aimed at increasing the technology used in monitoring and maintaining food safety in specialty crops

The air board has denied a petition by environmental groups to halt certifications for fuels derived from animal biomethane for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard program.

The House Agriculture Committee launches an in-depth examination of farm bill programs this week, starting with a hearing on conservation spending, and the full House will debate a competitiveness bill that seeks to bolster trade remedies and address trade with developing countries.

CARB staff reported that open agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley dropped 25% in 2021 compared to the prior year.

The California Senate has approved a measure requiring corporations with annual revenues exceeding $1 billion to disclose their climate footprints.