…serious changes to Proposition 13 in reassessing commercial and industrial properties at fair market value. The California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) has joined the Californians to Save Prop 13 +…
Efforts Continue to Block Implementation of California’s Proposition 12
…groups have been unsuccessful in their legal opposition to the spacing requirements established in Proposition 12. The North American Meat Institute had also filed legal challenges to the proposition, citing…
Objections to the Split-Roll Property Tax Measure
…Proposition 13 was passed in 1978, limiting increases in property taxes to two percent unless the building was sold, more than 50 percent was transferred, or there was significant construction…
Feds Get Involved in Fixing Friant-Kern Canal
…still be an issue of funding any infrastructure improvements. There have been multiple attempts to garner funding for repairing the waterway, including 2018’s Proposition 3, which was voted down; and…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 12-12-19
…industry and the legal challenge that was filed against California’s Proposition 12. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet…
NPPC, AFBF File Legal Challenge to California’s Proposition 12
…greater consolidation in the pork industry,” she said. Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, Proposition 12 prohibits the sale of pork not produced according to California’s highly prescriptive production standards. The proposition…
California Sued for Violating Constitution with Proposition 12
With some of the provisions of Proposition 12 set to be enforced beginning in 2020, a lawsuit was recently filed to prevent the implementation of the measure known as the…
UC ANR Takes In-Depth Look at the Cannabis Industry
Following the passage of Proposition 64 which legalized recreational cannabis, there was significant excitement surrounding the potential for a legal and regulated cannabis industry in California. However, the development of…
Infrastructure Needed for Groundwater Recharge
…funded from Proposition 1. However, smaller investments are also needed to help replenish the water underground. Western Growers Association Executive Vice President Dave Puglia said it would also take voluntary…
Overruled: EPA Trumps California’s Cancerous Glyphosate Labeling
…product is a cancer risk. The issuing guidance to registrants specifically highlights California’s Proposition 65 as creating a misunderstanding with the public as to what type of risks are involved…
CFBF: California Budget ‘A Win’ for Agriculture Despite Funding Cuts
…dollars.” SWEEP is also receiving a reduction in funding, however, Houston said that the program will continue on due to its diversification of funding support. “There’s still Proposition funding that…
CDFA Programs Get Funding Increase in ‘May Revise’ of California Budget
…been allocated to prepare regulations and implement Proposition 12 which will require significant changes to the housing requirements for veal calves, egg laying hens and pigs. The ‘May Revise’ nearly…
Proposition 12 Deadline May Be More Ambitious Than Realistic
The Proposition 12 deadline is going to require a significant amount of change in production systems in a seemingly short timeframe. Egg and veal producers will only have until 2020…
The Economic Impact of Proposition 12
Californians have overwhelmingly passed Proposition 12 with just over 60 percent of the vote, establishing new spacing requirements for animal agriculture. Supporters of the proposition raised nearly 24 times as…