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Sunday, January 17, 2021
USDA loosened regulatory requirements for hemp in a new rule issued Friday, giving producers more time to harvest their crops after testing for THC levels and not requiring they use laboratories registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration until the end of 2022.
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.
The outgoing Trump administration is tapping unspent USDA funding to provide coronavirus relief to contract producers for the first time while providing supplemental payments to hog farms. USDA also is adjusting payments calculations for many producers who have already received Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments.
Members of the American Farm Bureau Federation gathered virtually Thursday to assess the changes the organization would pursue in its lengthy policy book.
California Farm Bureau Administrator Jim Houston said his biggest disappointment with the governor’s budget proposal was the absence of tax credits for farm employees.