California Food and Farm Policy: Climate Bond and 2024 Legislative Update
An update on recent policy shaping food and farming across the State.
An update on recent policy shaping food and farming across the State.
Small and midsize farms, women, and BIPOC farmers especially benefit.
Food system workers are at the forefront of this year’s midterm elections, notably in our nation’s capital where voters will decide June 19 whether to support Initiative 77, which would eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped employees. If it passes, the current $3.33 an hour tipped minimum wage would rise by 2026 to $15. For…
The California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) broke with the American Farm Bureau to oppose the Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act (HR 4092), introduced by Congressman Bob Goodlatte of Virginia. CFBF President Jamie Johannson appeared with BFI’s Policy Director Nina F. Ichikawa on a panel at the California Certified Organic Farmers annual meeting in Sacramento last month, speaking passionately on the professionalism and…
California Superior Court Judge Hon. Timothy Frawley issued an injunction on February 22, stopping the CA Department of Food and Agriculture’s pesticide program until the agency complies with state environmental laws. Since 2014 over 1,000 pesticide treatments have been carried out using chemicals known to cause cancer and birth defects. Last week’s court ruling is a victory for the…