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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson painted a grim state of the industry following “a year of challenges like no other,” aiming his frustrations at state policies, lamenting: “It doesn’t have to be this way.”
Policy researchers are hopeful the agricultural industry in California will continue to thrive with continued adaptation. But conditions are shaping up for another dry year and the Colorado River shortage is creating challenges that will require more changes for growers and landowners.
Monterey Mushrooms has hired Andrea Smith as the new director of sales for the western region and Brian Hunt is the new senior vice president of ag operations at Church Brothers.
San Luis Obispo County has been restricting new groundwater wells in the Paso Robles subbasin for nearly a decade. Now county supervisors are hoping to tack on a carbon sequestration mandate.
Environmental justice advocates came out in force to workshops on the Newsom administration’s proposal to alert residents ahead of pesticide applications.
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation released a draft regulation on Tuesday to further restrict use of the fumigant 1,3-D, known by the brand name Telone.
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced that it is initiating a licensing action against TriCal, a company that provides agricultural pesticide-application services to farms throughout Central and Northern California. But some farm sources question whether there is a broader strategy at play to eliminate fumigation altogether.
Fresh from his annual meeting, Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia shares his perspectives on some of the highlights, plus challenges ahead for the specialty crop industry.
The Air Resources Board (CARB) has adopted the latest of a slew of hyperlocal environmental justice plans aiming to boost air quality by pouring millions into incentives grants.