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Assemblymember Steve Bennett of Ventura continues to target dairy digesters in a bill that failed to pass out of the Assembly last year.

Fiscal committees killed three bills related to dairy digesters, drought relief and groundwater plans.

Appropriations will decide on a measure to remove guarantees and cap credits for dairy digesters from the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

One bill would apply California’s environmental and labor standards to imports, the other would add $100 million in drought and flood relief.

An appellate court has shot down a lawsuit challenging the Department of Water Resources’ decision to extend contracts for the State Water Project to 2085.

Sweeping cuts have cast a shadow over the legislative session, downsizing and delaying ambitious policies. Ag lobbyists will be hitting that message hard with lawmakers looking to make their policy mark.

As California faces one its worst infestations on record and grapples with a historic budget deficit, Newsom is proposing to fundamentally change the way government regulates pesticides, say industry advocates.

Staff at the University of California, Davis, are set to lead a new facility to study the commercialization and development of alternative proteins.

Blake Zante has been named as the new executive director of The Kenneth L. Maddy Institute and Robin Vercruse has been named the executive director of the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition.

Farmers and ranchers would like to see increased crop insurance subsidies and commodity price supports in the new farm bill, and a strong majority support cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, according to an exclusive Agri-Pulse producer poll.