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The California Air Resources Board has updated the guidelines for FARMER, a program incentivizing growers to upgrade older tractors, trucks, pumps and other equipment to cleaner, low-emission models.

Newsom's controversial sales ban on cars and trucks powered by fossil fuels is also forcing food processors to shoulder much higher costs as they are forced to  convert propane forklifts to electric models.

PPIC is sparking new conversations about innovative solutions that keep farmers farming and avoid devastating environmental and health impacts from SGMA fallowing, but some of the challenges are daunting.

The Newsom administration is hoping to invest $85 million in accelerating the adoption of more energy efficient technologies at food production facilities.

Appointees garnered broad support, but lawmakers raised general concerns about gaps in the board’s oversight that have led to rising regulatory costs for communities of color as well as low-income and rural communities.