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A decade of SGMA: Water and ag leaders weigh in

09/18/24 7:04 AM By Chloe Lovejoy

Ten years in, the State Water Resources Control Board is just now having to act on its role as the regulatory backstop for the 2014 law.

California adopts resolution for urban water conservation

07/10/24 9:32 AM By Chloe Lovejoy

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The State Water Resources Control Board adopted a resolution on water conservation for urban areas after receiving consistent pushback on the rule for placing severe costs on local water providers, estimated at $4.7 billion through 2050.

Farm Hands West: LeMay begins new role at California Table Grape Commission

01/03/24 8:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

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Ian LeMay will be beginning a new role as president of the California Table Grape Commission on Jan. 8. He previously served as president of the California Fresh Fruit Association where he had been for the last nine years.

Court rejects Water Board’s rule to resist Trump

01/15/21 10:21 AM By Brad Hooker

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The Sacramento County Superior Court has rejected an attempt by the State Water Board to expand its authority to waters no longer covered under the Clean Water Act.

Karen Ross: Ag is ‘not as diverse as it could be’

08/24/20 11:15 AM By Brad Hooker

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Ross said CDFA must be “intentional” about recruitment in order to “have all the best minds possible.”

‘September surprise’ defeated but water fees still rising

09/25/19 7:04 AM By Brad Hooker

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Farmers and ranchers are facing the painful impacts of the rising cost of compliance over the last decade.

Daybreak West: H-2A overhaul gets mixed review

09/24/19 9:38 PM By Brad Hooker

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GMO lawsuit advances * California has a swamp rat in Congress

Daybreak West Sept. 19

09/18/19 11:37 PM By Brad Hooker

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Water Board raises fees * Stopgap bill demands trade aid report * Lighthizer, Dems continue talks * Cash accounting at risk

Productive ag land is degrading into “salt sacrifice areas”

07/10/19 10:26 AM By Brad Hooker

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The impacts of salt and nitrate pollution are costing the state at least $3 billion per year and taking ag land out of production, with salts impacting the valley for decades to come.

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06.05.2026

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Karen Ross on California agriculture, water, MAHA, Prop 12

California agriculture operates at a scale and under conditions unlike anywhere else in the country, yet the policy decisions extend far beyond state lines. We spent the week in Sacramento for the annual Agri-Pulse Food and Ag Issues Summit West and caught up with California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross to discuss the challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping California agriculture, and why the rest of the country should be paying attention to the Golden State.

Plus, Ag Council of California President Emily Rooney outlines concerning plastic and packaging regulations and Chris Zanobini, president and CEO of Ag Association Management Services Inc., describes the "regulatory jenga" plaguing California agriculture.

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