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Irrigation district fears it could undermine promises from both administrations to implement science-based decisions, better transparency and adaptive management.

The Biden administration is following the EU's lead, cutting out dairy digester-derived hydrogen, while California says the federal rules are too stringent and it already has appropriate safeguards in place.

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

The state’s relationship with county agricultural commissioners has steadily declined amid a stream of new directives concerning pesticide enforcement, according to Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner Ruben Arroyo.

Industry groups had raised alarms for years over the potential economic fallout for small growers and rural communities from the controversial regulation known Ag Order 4.0.

Two of the world’s largest milk producers—India and Brazil—have signed on to California’s pledge to cut methane emissions 40% in the next six years.

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 Air Resources Board approved a sweeping regulation requiring medium- and heavy-duty trucks sold in 2036 to incorporate zero-emission engines.

The Air Resources Board approved a ban on diesel-powered locomotives more than 23 years old starting in 2030.