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Managing lands fallowed by SGMA * Farm groups hail biotech rule, exporters alarmed * Trump presses liability protections

The Assembly heard a new proposal for a grant program offering incentives for managing lands for ecosystem benefits when no longer farmed.

With an anticipated state budget deficit of $54 billion, the governor’s “May Revise” for his budget proposal was not going to bear much good news.

A $16 billion program to offer direct payments to producers is not yet ready for signup, but the Department of Agriculture is urging producers to begin several steps of the application process ahead of time.

The Getty family has collectively donated more than $500,000 to Newsom’s election campaigns.

AB 2954 proposes a pathway for including natural and working lands within the next scoping plan for California’s AB 32 climate goals.

ICYMI: Newsom’s directive benefits one of his biggest donors * Milk producers dismiss ‘plant-based’ move

A California farm has filed a breach of contract suit in U.S. District Court over dealings with a Colorado company the farm says failed to live up to promises in a 2019 hemp seed purchase.

Following a stellar last week of April, fresh produce sales remained highly elevated during the first week of May. That’s according to an analysis by 210 Analytics, IRI and the Produce Marketing Association.

The state public health department yesterday detailed the hurdles restaurants must now overcome under the new normal.