As the state pumps nearly $1 billion into procuring N95 masks for healthcare workers, industries like agriculture are left competing for purchases and relying on cloth masks when possible.

Gov. Gavin Newsom added two leaders from the California agricultural community to his 80-member economic recovery task force and Scott Horsfall announces his retirement from the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement.

Economists and farm groups say the Trump Administration's $16-billion "trade aid" package is designed for Midwestern farmers and the amount that trickles over to California farmers will provide little relief.