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During two stops in Fresno and Kern counties, California Governor Gavin Newsom promised to “not leave anybody else behind” in the new California Jobs First Economic Blueprint that outlines an expansion of “clean economy” sectors in historically agricultural regions.

The Cal/OSHA standards board has established a stakeholder advisory committee in a step toward potentially easing regulatory barriers for autonomous tractors in California.

The California Department of Public Health warned consumers to avoid a single batch of Fresno-based company Raw Farm’s cream-top milk.

The future 501(c)(3) organization is modeled after other UC entities and will be led by a board of directors who represent interests from across California. 

House Ag Committee member Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., was elected chairman of the Western Caucus. He succeeds Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash. Naturipe promoted Jim Roberts to president. USDA appointed four new members to the Christmas Tree Promotion Board with three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, including Jan Hupp and Kari Puffer of Oregon. 

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said he will sign a series of executive orders on his first day in office to impose new duties on imports from Canada, Mexico and China over what he characterized as their inaction on border security and fentanyl smuggling. 

Provisions in a Labor Department rule addressing the treatment and pay of H-2A farmworkers have been enjoined by a federal judge who ruled Monday the department exceeded its authority or did not adequately explain why it was changing its regulations.

The Interior Department has proposed five possible routes for a new framework governing water cuts after current guidelines expire in 2026.