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The California Farm Bureau filling in a gap in state policymaking with a new research arm analyzing the economic impacts of EU policies that come to California.

Two bills would boost demand for biomethane generated by dairy digesters. But trade groups contend cows are not producing enough methane to keep up with the demand.

A Labor Department administrative law judge is allowing a farm labor contractor to stay in the H-2A program after finding that he did not fire U.S workers because of their race, but because they refused to work in rainy conditions.

The California Strawberry Commission estimates about 20% of strawberries in the Monterey Bay region south of San Francisco are flooded after March storms.

Governor Gavin Newsom has selected Samantha Arthur to be the assistant secretary for Salton Sea Policy at the California Natural Resources Agency and Allison Febbo has been named the new general manager of Westlands Water District.

Bains has bill to build salinity barriers and another to protect ag from a Southern California water grab.

In a period when inflation has raised the cost of everything from fertilizers to shipping, groups representing agricultural producers and processors are calling for increased funding for two proven and longstanding export programs.

New information from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service suggests eating the recommended daily amount of vegetables has a positive correlation with an adult's mental health.

The Legislature would prohibit coastal resorts from using conventional pesticides under a new bill filed by Asm. Laura Friedman.