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The public comment period closed this week for a proposed rulemaking on the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, with more than 400 submitted.

A biomanufacturing coalition has given the Northern San Joaquin Valley a top rating for its significant biomass business potential with feedstock from almond production.

With last week’s legislative deadline, lawmakers have set their priorities for the 2024 session. Some bills are familiar retreads of previous legislation, while others provide a new twist to ongoing issues.

While growers continue to struggle with low prices, inflationary costs and regulatory hurdles, Almond Alliance CEO Audrey Bettencourt is looking to tap into a massive demand potential as retaliatory tariffs ease and new markets emerge.

A new facility in Bonita, Arizona, will add to the NatureSweet portfolio in Arizona and expand the company’s ability to grow cherry tomatoes and other produce.

The California Bountiful Foundation, a wing of the California Farm Bureau Federation, is accepting enrollment in the new Expanding Our Roots: Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Mentorship Program.

The California Water Resources Control Board said it still needs more than 40% of the required water usage reports that were due at the beginning of the month.

Alexandra (Alex) Dunn has been named the new president and CEO of CropLife America and Ana Jovel Melendez has been appointed as the deputy secretary of legislative affairs at the California Environmental Protection Agency.

A European policymaker and senior congressman debated ag policy during USDA's Ag Outlook Forum, and a top ag economist opined that farmers are in position to handle the downturn in commodity prices, for this year at least.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a fresh $500 million in funding for wildfire mitigation Tuesday and warned lawmakers to keep the Inflation Reduction Act's forestry funding aimed at its current purpose.