This fall has been busy with regulatory activity at the California Air Resources Board (CARB). WG staff has been actively participating in two regulatory proposals that will impact farmers in both the short- and long-term. The first proposal is the Advanced Clean Truck Regulation which is designed to mandate that manufacturers make and sell more ...
In October 2019, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced nearly all agricultural use of the pesticide chlorpyrifros in California will end by December 31, 2020. In an effort to support growers through this transition, DPR and CDFA have assembled a group of individuals to identify, evaluate and recommend alternative tools for pest management. ...
Last Friday, Governor Newsom released his 2020-2021 state budget proposal, the largest budget ever at $222.2 billion. The governor will now work with the California Legislature over the next several months to address questions about the proposal and to negotiate significant additions or removals of programs and associated funding. The state budget must be passed ...
By Matthew Allen and Gail Delihant The California Legislature will soon be returning to Sacramento to begin the second year of their 2019-2020 legislative session. The capitol hallways will be bustling with lawmakers, staff and lobbyists, as they scurry to meetings and committee hearings to address the thousands of new bills that will most assuredly ...