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California Senator Dianne Feinstein and Arizona colleagues have introduced a bill to boost the Western water supply and modernize infrastructure.

State Senators Melissa Hurtado and Dave Cortese are requesting U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland investigate possible water profiteering during the drought.

California lawmakers and the governor are hashing out the final details for investing billions of state dollars into a drought relief plan with long-term water investments and some benefits to farmers.

Farmers fear the companies could undercut U.S. producers by controlling the water supply, circumventing shipping bottlenecks and monopolizing the food supply chain.

The Agriculture Department will soon start distributing $6 billion in disaster relief payments for losses producers experienced in 2020 and 2021 through a wide range of natural disasters, including drought, wildfires and excessive heat and cold.

A scientific advisory committee reviewed the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s (DPR) investigation into samples of imidacloprid found in drinking water wells and disagreed with the agency's finding.

Oregon Ag Secretary Alexis Taylor has been nominated by the Biden Administration to be the trade undersecretary at USDA and Prime Time International co-founders announce retirement.

A farm bill program that supports the production and marketing of fruits, vegetables, nuts and other crops swelled to $97 million last year, thanks to an influx of stimulus funding. But lawmakers are being asked to expand eligibility for the program when the farm bill is up for reauthorization, and that worries some in the sector.