Items Tagged with 'Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board'

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his intent to nominate Jenny Lester Moffitt, a California ag official and organic walnut farmer, to a position that would put her in charge of administering the Agriculture Department's marketing and animal and plant health efforts.

Rep. Jim Costa was not the top pick of the Democratic Steering Committee to chair the House Agriculture Committee and Jason Resnick has been promoted to senior vice president and general counsel at Western Growers.

Hundreds of dairies in the Central Valley are racing toward a March 2021 deadline to complete plans for managing nitrate runoff and providing safe drinking water.

Momentum is growing for a more collaborative approach that would streamline the programs, cut down on staffing costs and ease the burden for stakeholders.