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UC ditches plastic containers * Cut flowers on the outs * Trump: China trade war a winning issue * Trump extends Food Box program

At the start of the pandemic, the California flower industry was already “teetering on economic devastation.”

UC announced Monday it will be phasing out single-use plastics on its 10 campuses over the next two years.

Newsom responds to farmworker infections * Ross: State can be more diverse * Eligibility rules may challenge big farms * Trump promotes food boxes

Ross said CDFA must be “intentional” about recruitment in order to “have all the best minds possible.”

Newsom said an announcement will come "very, very shortly” on infection reporting.

Incentives bills for ag are cut * Free N95s for smoke * AG takes on egg farm * H-2A approvals up * Organic calls for climate aid

Federal policies that help advance organic agriculture will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change, the Organic Trade Association said in a paper.

The coronavirus pandemic appears to have had little impact on the operation of the H-2A farm labor program.

Attorney General Xavier Becerra has asked a state court to order an egg farm and its distributer to comply with an investigation into price gouging.