Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove said the budget sets aside about $6.5 million “to pay for lawsuits so that the state of California can sue the Trump administration.”

$800M for fixing canals * EU eyes huge organic expansion * Congress looks to speed PPP fixes

Reclamation nudges up water deliveries * Farmers thankful, but look for more

State issues guidance for dine-in restaurants * USDA nears release of aid * Senate mulls liability protections

California Green New Deal mandates 100% organic ag * A health study on farmworkers is in the works * TJ Cox says farmworkers need childcare during COVID-19

CalEPA will fill U.S. EPA’s ‘enforcement gaps’ * Cost of dairy aid option soars

Restaurant industry asks for delay in minimum wage hike * Efforts to update California’s food safety guidelines go online * Reclamation doubles water allocation for Friant

Conservation groups urge Newsom not to delay new regulations * DWR: No ‘appreciable change’ on water deliveries from new plan * COVID-19 aid uncertain for ag

Other advice for keeping farmworkers safe and healthy during coronavirus * USDA getting advice on how to spend $9.5 billion * USDA tightening disease surveillance

Newsom’s plan to counter Trump’s biological opinions just got a permit * Surge in fresh produce demand * State rejects Fresno fairgrounds for field hospital