Congress returns after the November election for a lame-duck session with major unfinished business, including government funding, permitting reform, defense legislation and other pending measures.
Senate Bill 1135 puts California's wolf-livestock compensation program into law, covering direct and indirect livestock losses while providing funding for nonlethal deterrents and protections for working livestock guardian dogs.
Farm Bureau is urging state leaders to address record-high diesel prices as California farmers and ranchers face rising fuel costs and the state adjusts to reduced refining capacity.
This month, the North Coast Regional Water Board released the draft general waste discharge requirements for irrigated lands in the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds. The draft WDR would impose mandatory, enforceable waste discharge requirements on irrigated farming and associated grazing across the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds.
The governor has finished acting on the 27 bills Farm Bureau tracked that reached the governor's desk this year: Twenty were signed, and seven were vetoed. Of the 16 bills Farm Bureau supported, 12 became law. Of the nine it opposed, three were vetoed, and six were signed. Bills that did not pass the Legislature are not covered here. These were the outstanding measures awaiting a final disposition.
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