Rail money could go to water projects * December vote eyed for ag labor

As funding lags for water infrastructure needs and farmers shoulder heavier regulatory burdens, the state is looking to strategic flooding as a solution for all.

Agricultural groups are applauding the new biological opinions issued by federal wildlife agencies Tuesday, but the more flexible approach to water management for the Central Valley and State Water Projects called for in the agency reviews has angered environmental interests.

Becerra lashes out at Trump * Harder wants climate policy to help farmers

Flora shares insights on the policy battle behind the state’s ag equipment upgrade program and the threat the gig economy bill poses.

Siding with environmental groups, Attorney General Xavier Becerra is pushing back on an effort to raise the dam to add storage.

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.