Food and Ag Board takes the long view * Mexican official optimistic on USMCA

...while state’s oldest dairy closes * Key USMCA Dems trek to Mexico

Feinstein, others oppose SB 1, saying it undermines Newsom’s plans * Court revives water lawsuit * Smog checks for diesel trucks * More opposition to SB 1 * Future of ag trucking uncertain * SB 1 may be shelved * CDFA pushes climate policies

More details in 1,3-D spike * Comments on bumblebees as endangered species * State hears coastal water issues * California farmers rally for USMCA * Water Board increasing ag fees * BeeCheck for growers launches

Livestock and poultry groups say retaliatory trade tariffs are costing their industries billions in decreased sales and loss of potential market growth.

During a two-day California tour, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue promoted the USMCA and fielded a range of questions from frustrated farmers.

President Donald Trump is blurring the lines between immigration and trade by continuing to threaten Mexico with tariffs for its border security policies. Ag sectors in both countries fear the lingering tensions may weigh heavily on their businesses as well as the fate of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has at times been a critical ally for farm groups and rural Democrats. They hope they can count her again, this time to get the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement approved, and to keep her caucus from being pulled too far to the left. 

Along with providing food to struggling low-income families, USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has increasingly focused on developing new ways to help SNAP beneficiaries graduate from SNAP by finding stable jobs.