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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, March 29, 2024
Bills on card check, climate change and well permitting have captured the attention of agricultural organizations as debates heat up in the final week of session for the California Legislature.
With just 350 cows, and a couple dozen hogs and sheep, Tom Richards and his family ranch are struggling to compete with larger companies and major beef cattle states.
The Legislature could set stronger protections for farmworkers during extreme heat along with new PPE requirements when wildfire smoke blows into the valley, as climate change looks to intensify these natural disasters.
As extreme heat, drought and wildfires continue across much of the west, some growers are looking for plants that can withstand these harsh conditions and still produce a profit
California agriculture is eyeing a massive spending package in Congress and pressing for emergency relief funding to ensure local economies survive the drought.
The Legislature could soon approve a measure that would expand on California’s climate plan by adding a more aggressive carbon sequestration goal for natural and working lands.
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.
California is the latest state to benefit from federal spending on locally sourced products for food banks, receiving a $43 million investment from USDA—the largest to date.