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Pam Marrone, CEO and founder of Marrone Bio Innovations, has spent four decades developing biological alternatives to chemical pesticides.

A new state auditor’s report spells out of “gross mismanagement” of an agricultural district and cites the California Department of Food and Agriculture for not performing biannual compliance audits of the district.

The Environmental Protection Agency will consider adding industrial hemp to the allowable uses for 10 pesticide active ingredients, the agency announced Wednesday.

Farm real estate values in California are roughly three times the national average after continuing a long-established upswing. 

Almond shipments hit record * Ag regions see high job growth * Mountain lions as endangered species * Produce growers adapt to online * “Trump insurance” bill still undecided on water

Kounalakis discussed President Trump’s trade policies and the increasing environmental pressures California businesses face.

State lawmakers will soon be casting final votes on a labor bill with sweeping repercussions for California agriculture.

Siding with environmental groups, Attorney General Xavier Becerra is pushing back on an effort to raise the dam to add storage.