Sonoma County’s largest ag operations bear little resemblance to industrial-sized feed lots and poultry farms elsewhere. But if Measure J...

The Cotati City Council voted 4-1 to oppose Measure J, a high-profile countywide ballot measure, reversing their previous decision to...

The measure to limit so-called ‘factory farming’ would be the first county ordinance of its kind in the United States if passed in...

Each side said the other was mischaracterizing how large local dairy and poultry farmers operate and what the measure’s impact would be....

While many local restaurateurs support ethical and environment-friendly farming practices, they are concerned about the economic impact...

City leaders found themselves divided on whether it is the council’s role to weigh in on Measure J, the countywide ballot question that’s...

Vice Mayor Patricia Ferrer-Rivas, left, and Council member Sandra Lowe at the Sonoma City Council meeting in the Council Chambers on...

Opponents see Measure J as a threat — to their livelihoods, to the local economy and to an industry that remains iconic in Sonoma County....

Supporters and opponents of the measure are gearing up for a fight that will determine the future of agriculture in Sonoma County (and...

City leaders said the measure could have an outsized ripple effect on the local economy. Cows from Silacci Dairy, a family run farm in...

Holstein cow on a rolling green hillside, Sonoma County. John Nakata photo. Sonoma County supervisors rewrite ballot question for factory...

At issue were the words “To promote animal welfare, water quality, and other goals” – language written and reviewed by the county and the...

What is underway in an iconic food-producing area might soon spread elsewhere as exurban development increasingly encroaches into agricultur

Supporters and opponents of Measure J, the contentious effort to ban so-called “factory farming” in Sonoma County, are redoubling efforts as

That warning from Sonoma County, California, Farm Bureau Executive Director Dayna Ghirardelli to farmers around the nation. She’s talking ab

Anti-pollution Measure J sees backlash from Sonoma farmers - CBS San Francisco (cbsnews.com) By Brian Hackney Updated on: May 23, 2024 /...

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The cascading impacts of Measure J — the anti-farming initiative on the November ballot — are coming into focus. Measure J threatens...

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