By Vicky Boyd Beginning this year, landowners with on-farm domestic wells on agricultural land will have to test them for nitrates and nitrites and report the results to the state
Includes proposal for increased pesticide mill assessment By Vicky Boyd Despite the COVID-19 pandemic that some feared would hurt state finances, Gov. Gavin Newsom in January released a robust $227
By Craig W. Anderson A lawsuit brought by agriculture organizations seeks to set aside emergency rules from the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) because the regulations do
By Craig W. Anderson The COVID-19 pandemic presented problems for the agriculture community and farmers, ranchers, processors, marketers and various businesses associated with agriculture met the challenges wrought by the
By Vicky Boyd Since the coronavirus pandemic hit the state in March, state and federal regulations governing employee health and safety as well as COVID-related leave have been coming fast
By Vicky Boyd The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Board recently approved a draft proposal that continues the phase-out of open-field agricultural burning, including orchard prunings and larger removed orchards.
By Craig W. Anderson During walnut harvest, people often go into area orchards to take walnuts while they’re on the ground. Walnut farmers have endured a low price harvest and
By Craig W. Anderson Three environmental groups, the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the California Fish and Game Commission tried to add four subspecies of bumblebees to the California
