Items Tagged with 'California legislature'

A progressive Democrat often at odds with agriculture is looking to ease the burden SGMA imposes on wetlands and disadvantaged communities.

Lawmakers decided the fate of hundreds of bills last week, when appropriations committees prevented several from advancing or added “poison pill” amendments.

Two bills are proposing ambitious climate reporting mandates for companies throughout the supply chain, potentially layering on more costs and paperwork for farmers, ranchers and food companies.

Speaking at California Farm Bureau's annual meeting, President Jamie Johansson called for giving farmers and ranchers more predictability and tools that enable efficient food production as a way to ensure their sustainability and that consumers have a reliable food supply.

Debate has again flared up an insecticide widely used in other states and now banned in California from all uses except the granular form.