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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, December 30, 2024
The State Senate has unveiled an agriculture budget proposal that rejects the Newsom administration’s bid to overhaul the state’s mill assessment on pesticides.
California’s biggest farm advocates have joined with environmental interests and the Newsom administration to scale up on-farm conservation efforts for pollinators.
CalEPA Secretary Jared Blumenfeld apologized for not having “a longer conversation” with farmers before proposing to overhaul the pesticide mill assessment.
A CalEPA office plans to adopt a higher Prop. 65 cancer risk warning on the fumigant after agreeing with a petition from Californians for Pesticide Reform.
A new report by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office advises lawmakers to go one step further with Newsom’s overhaul of the mill assessment for pesticide fees.
