…Governor has called up the National Guard, allegedly to pass out food in the Sacramento area. This stay at home order feels so wrong, so un-American, yet the course of…
Agriculture Work Remains Critical Durning COVID-19 Crisis
…stay-at-home order issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom. “As people who work in a sector defined as critical, farmers, ranchers and people working in agricultural businesses recognize our special responsibility to…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-13-20
…program and FDA’s announcement of a new leafy green safety plan. Also, we’re talking with Agri-Pulse about what’s happening at the State’s Capitol and why Gov. Newsom’s statewide guidance is…
The Western View: New Water Rules Spell Disaster
…$293 million in lost state tax revenue. Annual farm revenue loss is $7.2 billion per year, or roughly 14 percent of California’s total farm production. Governor Newsom, you can fix…
CA Agriculture Needs Science, Crop Protection Tools
…human health risk. The EPA also made the decision not to ban chlorpyrifos but in 2019 Governor Gavin Newsom mandated the cease of use of the chemical come Dec. 31,…
California Sues Trump Administration Over New Water Plan
…project operation in the Delta, to protect highly imperiled fish species close to extinction,” said Governor Gavin Newsom. During his address to the crowd of thousands in Bakersfield, President Trump…
California Agriculture Absent from State of the State
…state’s agriculture industry. Governor Newsom highlighted several priorities for the state to focus on over the course of the year, with an emphasis on working to reduce homelessness. The Governor…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 02-19-20
We have a lot in today’s show, starting off with something that President Trump and Governor Newsome will both probably touch on today in their public addresses and that is…
Industry Concerned About FARMER Incentive Funding in Newsom Budget
While the overall consensus on Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget was positive for agriculture, one key program for air quality saw another reduction in funding. The budget proposal calls for…
‘It’s a Process’ to Develop Chlorpyrifos Alternatives
…we’re really heartened to see the Governor’s commitment to this process,” Dolcini noted. The Work Group will be releasing a report in April with recommendations that incorporate short, medium and…
California Budget is ‘A Strong Step Forward’
Governor Gavin Newsom recently submitted the California budget for 2020-21 to the Legislature which contains significant funding support for a variety of programs aimed at the agricultural industry and rural…
Water Resilience Portfolio Released for Public Comment
…Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) have been working on the portfolio for several months after an executive order from Governor Gavin Newsom. The portfolio is designed to build upon…
Moving Forward with the California Water Portfolio
…just not a lot of extra water available in the state and I think the governor realizes that we need to have infrastructure in place to capture this and hold…
Voluntary Agreements Remain Viable for California Water
…agreements have been gaining more momentum, as more stakeholders participate in the process to find agreeable solutions to local water management. At the same time as Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration…