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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, September 04, 2024
The Federal Advisory Committee of the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production will hold a virtual public meeting to discuss food waste, surplus food recovery and more on Aug. 1.
The Senate is expected to approve a new deputy secretary for USDA this week as lawmakers return from their July 4 break facing a backlog of fiscal 2024 spending bills heading into the August recess.
State lawmakers are approving a series of bills to fast-track infrastructure projects across sectors. But the package moved forward only after Newsom trimmed out the Delta tunnel.
Democrats in the Legislature have been advancing three bills proposing to reform the court adjudication process for determining groundwater rights and to limit new agricultural wells.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI) is accepting applications for projects in climate smart technical assistance.
The House and Senate Agriculture Committees are still several months away from voting on a new farm bill, but the major issues in each of the 12 titles are coming into focus even as lawmakers continue offering new proposals they’d like to see included. Here is a summary of the issues in play as well as notable proposals lawmakers would like to see included in the bill.