Sonoma County

Sonoma County Agriculture: Challenges, Advocacy, and Community Engagement

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…framed as a water protection measure, it threatened poultry and dairy producers, along with ancillary businesses. Activists behind the measure aimed to advance a long-term goal of eliminating animal consumption,…

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Dayna Ghirardelli Says Sonoma County Agriculture Is Under Constant Attack — and Still Standing

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…EPA’s CAFO definition, which is meant to regulate water quality — not eliminate animal agriculture. Had it passed, she said, the fallout would have devastated poultry, dairy, and the many…