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Tyson Foods is misleading consumers by claiming it will reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the Environmental Working Group alleges in a lawsuit filed in a Washington, D.C., court Wednesday that also goes after the company’s “climate-smart” beef claim.

Leaders of the Senate and House Ag committees were featured at the annual Friends of the National Arboretum dinner Tuesday night in Washington – and both were separately expressing some optimism about getting a new farm bill yet this year.

Ten years in, the State Water Resources Control Board is just now having to act on its role as the regulatory backstop for the 2014 law.

The technology was ranked in the top 10 new technologies of 2023 by the World Ag Expo. 

The targets affect Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), San Diego Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison.

The 54th class of the California Agricultural Leadership Program – an advanced leadership development experience for emerging, mid-career leaders in agriculture – has been announced. The 24 individuals will go through a 17-month intensive program with some 55 seminar days, including a 10-day national travel seminar and a 14-day international travel seminar.

The Rancho California Water District board appointed Jason Martin general manager. Tara Sweeney joined the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources – UCANR – supporting F3Local. The Conservation Lands Foundation tapped Chris Hill as CEO. The Environmental Council of the States tapped Jon Niermann as the group’s next president. 

Economists say that farm margins are likely to remain thin well into next year, despite expected cuts in interest expenses, creating a squeeze in farm income that has lawmakers debating some kind of aid package. 

An impasse in discussions over an expiring contract has dockworkers readying for a strike that could leave containers piling up at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts, force cargo ships to sit in harbors until it clears, and scramble routes for agricultural goods at a critical time of year for farmers.