Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed SB 606 by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) and AB 1668 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) to help the state better prepare for droughts and climate change by establishing statewide water efficiency standards.

Sacramento, California - California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross spent a rewarding afternoon recently with young rancher, student, and up-and-coming ag leader Bailey Morrell at her family’s ranch near Willows in Northern California. As Bailey led a tour of the property’s cattle pens, nut orchards and hay fields, the pair recorded an extensive conversation that will be aired later this summer as part of the Imagine If podcast project. CDFA’s Planting Seeds blog will feature the podcast as soon as it’s available.

Sacramento, California - The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation is now accepting new dairy and livestock manure management practices for consideration in the Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP). The goal of this effort is to improve program effectiveness and increase stakeholder engagement.

Sacramento, California - Now midway through the 2018 legislative session, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) is geared up for a full week of Assembly floor votes to send the remainder of his bill package onto the Senate. Last Friday, he safely ushered eight bills out of the Appropriations suspense file, and they have now joined his list floor vote eligible measures.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: