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Paul Gosselin Groundwater Awareness Week DWR

State agency steps into a political debate over a groundwater moratorium

05/08/24 7:15 AM By Brad Hooker

DWR is sponsoring a bill to fix Gov. Newsom’s executive order on protect drinking water wells and has teamed up with one of the Capitol’s most aggressive lawmakers for reforming state water laws.

Water board may grant some leeway on steep SGMA fees

01/04/24 10:55 AM By Brad Hooker

The water board already regulates many of the same farmers, sometimes for the same issues—with fees that have steadily increased for several years.

State sends five groundwater plans back to Sacramento Valley for fixes

10/27/23 10:34 AM By Brad Hooker

DWR has cast decisions on another round of groundwater sustainability plans, approving 11 basins and deeming another six inadequate.

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March 30, 2025

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Chuck Conner, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives

This week’s Open Mic guest is Chuck Conner, president and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. Conner suggests the nation’s farmer owned cooperatives are well stocked as producers prepare for the 2025 growing season. Conner says many co-ops anticipated tariff issues and took early shipment of supplies for this season. A veteran of Capitol Hill policy debates, he acknowledges plenty of uncertainty surrounding the farm bill, tax policy and tariffs. Despite challenges, Conner believes legislators will take action on taxes and hopefully a new set of farm and nutrition programs.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: March 28, 2025: Castaneda, Kuball on ag labor, trade

President Trump’s planned reciprocal tariffs are expected to go into effect next week. We spoke with Jaime Castaneda from the National Milk Producers Federation and Cassandra Kuball from Torrey Advisory Group about how the proposals could impact agriculture. They also discuss the potential for ag labor reform with Trump's stricter immigration policies.

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