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Articles by Quentin Slater

California conservation

CDFA set to host regenerative agriculture listening session

The California Department of Food and Agriculture, alongside the State Board of Food and Agriculture, is initiating the first of five public listening sessions to help define the term “regenerative agriculture" and also announced $35 million to support greenhouse gas reductions for dairy and livestock operations.
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Grizzly with cub

Western groups oppose addition of grizzly bears in Washington state

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Public Lands Council (PLC), and Washington Cattlemen’s Association (WCA), along with several prominent national agricultural organizations, submitted comments in opposition to the Biden administration's proposal to reintroduce grizzly bears to the North Cascades Ecosystem (NCE) in Washington state.
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