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Recent agriculture coverage from Shasta County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The proposed single-position classification would coordinate livestock-depredation investigations and nonlethal conflict prevention, but hiring depends on state funding and a later staffing decision.
PPIC and UC Merced researchers told lawmakers that without more recharge, banking and land-transition tools, groundwater reductions under SGMA could force large-scale fallowing in the San Joaquin Valley within the next 15 years.
At a joint legislative agriculture hearing, CDFA said it needs annual funding for detection, monitoring and eradication tied to the pest outbreak.
The committee sent the bill to Appropriations after hearing testimony and questions about how fairs and agricultural districts would comply with public bidding requirements.
At an April 22 budget hearing, CDFA officials tied a proposed 28% USDA cut to several agricultural risks while pressing for local food procurement and climate-smart program funding.
