A recent State Department move is expected to speed approval of farmworkers seeking to enter the country, but observers of the process are still keeping a watchful eye on many parts of the H-2A program.

Now that President Donald Trump has signed the historic $2 trillion economic relief package into law, work now turns to getting the money out as quickly as possible. “This doesn’t do anybody any good if it takes a long time,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on CBS Face the Nation on Sunday.

What to expect after a dry winter * Positive signs in California’s economy before the outbreak

State Department accelerates H-2A approvals * State auditor: CDFA ‘poorly managed’ license plate program

State issues guidance to prevent coronavirus spread in restaurants * Farmworkers want more sick pay * Coronavirus ‘hangover’ stalls a rise in dairy prices

Ag coalition responds to Newsom’s Water Portfolio * A birthday gift to Wieckowski * Trump: India trade pact not likely until later