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Just a week before President Trump’s inauguration, California Air Resources Board Executive Director Steven Cliff wrote to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw the board’s waiver to broadly enforce its Advanced Clean Fleets rule.

As the fallout of the Los Angeles fires evolves, UC Cooperative Extension researchers recommend strict adherence to local water agency guidance, such as boiling water before consumption.

The change comes as meat processor Cargill also announced it will be closing a turkey processing plant in Arkansas, with plans to shift to facilities in Missouri and Virginia.

Lindsay Buckley was appointed director of communications at the California Air Resources Board. Anne Castle, one of Biden’s top water officials at the Interior Department, submitted her resignation.  

Brad Anderson will retire from California Dairies. Trinity Fruit Co. hired Anna O’Brien as a social media and public relations specialist. 

A 90-day suspension and stop-work order on most U.S. foreign aid has snagged some anti-hunger and agricultural development efforts while stalling shipping of some agricultural commodities, although emergency food assistance can still be distributed.

The Trump administration may be entering a protracted fight with federal employees over telework as it tries to force workers to return to the office at USDA. 

President Donald Trump may have put Canadian and Mexican tariffs on ice, but import-dependent industries serving farmers are still feeling some tariff whiplash and face new duties on China. 

With the help of farm-state senators, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used his confirmation hearings to paint himself as a champion of agriculture, arguing that many producers support efforts to roll back chemical use and shift to regenerative farming.

The National Pork Producers Council hired Kelcy Schaunaman as manager of competition, labor, and tax. Jillien Streit was appointed director of the Montana Department of Agriculture. 

DTB AgriTrade hired Gina Tumbarello as a partner. Phil Radford has departed from the Sierra Club where he previously served as chief strategy officer. The American Coalition for Ethanol board of directors elected new 2025 officers.