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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, May 07, 2024
After mulling the decision all year, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to end a program that has incentivized thousands of operations to invest in on-farm solar generation.
The initiative launched a certification program in 2016 and is developing workforce development tools for tackling the ongoing labor shortage. Yet the not-for-profit organization covers just a sliver of the nation’s farms and it is still shaping its reputation.
United Farm Workers submitted ballot cards last week for the first union election under California’s controversial card check law. And it is already facing legal headwinds.
California’s high cost of living is hitting rural regions, where incomes have not kept pace, according to experts at a recent Assembly hearing on jobs and trade.
New rules on zero-emission trucks will roll into action in January and port leaders are warning of the cost implications to agriculture and other industries.
The Sites Reservoir Project became the first infrastructure proposal to benefit from Gov. Newsom’s bill on streamlining judicial reviews, and environmental groups are not happy about it.
The Department of Finance has discovered several drafting errors in the state’s budget, leaving CDFA with $40 million less for its flagship climate program.