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The bill is another success for its author, Asm. Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, who last year penned the California Food Safety Act.

David Shabazian was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to the State Board of Food and Agriculture. Rick Alcocer, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Duda Farm Fresh Foods, is retiring after more than 40 years working in the produce industry. Genevieve O’Sullivan departed as vice president of communications at CropLife America after eight years. 

Luke Tomanelli joined UPL as head of U.S. government and industry affairs. Berries Paradise elected César Ortiz as CEO. He succeeds Roberto Samano who is departing after a decade leading the group. 

Bayer is another step closer to getting its wish — a date before the Supreme Court where it can argue that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act pre-empts state laws that have allowed plaintiffs who claim Roundup caused their cancer to prevail in court cases against the agrochemical company.

As the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030 Advisory Committee plans to host its final meeting later this month, food industry groups are worried efforts to consider sustainability, race and socioeconomic factors have led to less reliable science in the process.

The California Air Resources Board’s proposed restrictions on biofuel feedstocks, including a limit on soybean oil usage and new sustainability certification requirements, will ultimately backfire on the state’s consumers, according to industry groups.

The fate of a 500,000-head capacity Superior Farms plant, estimated to represent between 15% and 20% of the nation’s total lamb processing capacity, will soon be in Denver voters’ hands as they consider a referendum that would shut down its operations by 2026 and ban any future meatpacking businesses from entering the city and county.

The Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with a $9 billion effort to expand 5G service in rural areas.

Farmers’ outlook dimmed sharply in August as commodity prices dropped amid prospects for bumper crops this fall, according to the latest Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

The number of hungry people worldwide is expected to drop significantly this year partly because of the decline in prices for grains and vegetable oils.

New USDA regulations allow schools to use "locally grown", "locally raised", or "locally caught" as a specification when buying unprocessed agricultural products.