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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Coastal lawmakers pressed for details while rural lawmakers raised concerns over broadly sweeping regulations for the nation’s most diverse agricultural economy.
Republican Sen. Brian Dahle of Lassen County ran through a list of farm policy grievances for the Newsom administration during a budget subcommittee hearing this week.
With Democrats holding a super majority of power in California since 2018, Republican Assemblymember Andreas Borgeas of Fresno is seeing the pendulum now swing in the other direction.
CalEPA Secretary Jared Blumenfeld apologized for not having “a longer conversation” with farmers before proposing to overhaul the pesticide mill assessment.
One of the highest priorities for the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is to develop a framework for a statewide pesticide notification system.
With a month to go before Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils his initial budget proposal for the next year, state officials have been emphasizing the fact that 85% of spending on water infrastructure in California has come from the local level.
A new report details how CalEPA hired environmental justice liaisons to elevate the representation of community advocacy groups in the decision-making process for regulations.
