Industry Issues

Air Quality	Energy	Environmental	Food Safety	Labor/Safety	Legislative Issues	Pesticides
Taxes	Transportation	Water/Water Quality	Resources Center	Retirement

 

• Air Quality
  • Air Pollution – Farm Equipment
    • SJVAPCD Ag Tractor Replacement Incentive Funding
      
      • Application
      • Guidelines
  • ARB Truck Regulation
    • ARB Truck Regulation
    • Reporting Forms
    • User Guide
    • Truck Rule Summary – Ver. 02/10/12
    • Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP)
      • ARB Advisory
      • List of Approved Test Sites
    • Ag CMP Rule
      • Final Rule (Rule 4550)
      • Final Rule (Rule 3190)
      • CMP Booklet (22.2mb)
      • CMP Compliance Assistance Bulletin
        
    • Ag Irrigation Pump Engines
      • Air Quality Compliance
    • Cotton Gins
      • Cotton Gin Rule
        • San Joaquin Valley Unified A.P.C.D. – Rule 4204 – Cotton Gins
        • Cotton Gin Permitting Guidance
        • Fugitive Dust (PM10) Compliance
          
    • ERC Registry
      • Emission Reduction Credits (by Source) for PM10
    • Farm Tractor/Harvester Replacement Regulation
      • ARB Proposal
      • ARB Press Release
    • Forklift Regulation
      • Compliance Advisory
      • Forklift Retrofit Application and Guidelines
    • Fact Sheets – Various Issues
  • Energy
    • Rate Tariffs
      • PG&E
      • SCE
      • Southern California Gas
  • Environmental
    • Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasure Plan
      • Fact Sheet
      • Tier I SPCC Plan Template (between 1,320 and 10,000 gallons, no tank greater than 5,000 g)
      • Tier II SPCC Plan Template (between 1,320 and 10,000 gallons)
      • Additional Resources
      • EPA Guidance
        
        • EPA Clarification on Pesticides under SPCC
        • EPA Clarifications for Farms
          
    • Septic Systems
      
      • June 2012 Policy Summary
      • June 2012 Policy
  • Food Safety
    • DHHS/FDA Food Facility Registration
      • • Online Registration
        • Registration Form 3537
      • CDPH Food Safety Registration
        • Procedure for Obtaining a Processed Food Registration (PFR)
        • Processed Food Registration Application
        • Commodity Codes
      • Summary of Federal Food Safety Legislation
      • Reportable Food Register
    • FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act)
      • Fact Sheet on the Preventative Controls Rule for Human Food
      • Fact Sheet on the Preventative Controls Rule for Animal Food
      • Fact Sheet on the Standards for Produce Safety
      • Fact Sheet on the subparts of the Proposed Produce Safety Standards Rule
      • Compliance Dates Summary for Tree Nut Industry Specific FSMA Rules
      • FSMA Briefing Presentation
  • Labor/Safety
    • Heat Stress Regulation
    • Cotton Gin Safety Lesson Plans (English)
      • Cotton Gin Safety Lesson Plans (Spanish)
    • NO-Match Briefing
    • I-9 English – (Employment Eligibility Verification) to Aug. 31, 2012
      • I-9 Spanish – (Employment Eligibility Verification) to Aug. 31, 2012
    • Labor Code Section 2810.5 – Notice to Employee
      • Labor Code Section 2810.5 – Notice to Employee (Spanish)
    • Agricultural Wage and Hour Update: AB 1066
      • Agricultural Wage and Hour Update: AB 1066 – The Seventh-Day Rest Requirement New
      • Agricultural Wage and Hour Update: AB 1066 – The Irrigator ExemptionNew
      • Voluntary Employee Sign-Up Sheet New
    • Immigration Reform
      • Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
    • Minimum Wage 2017
      • English
      • Spanish
  • Pesticides
    • VOC’s
    • DPR – Environmental Justice Project
    • Pesticide Notification and Application – Specific Information
    • Fact Sheet: Overview of Non Fumigant Pesticide Regulation
      • List of Specific high-VOC and low-VOC Products
      • Fact Sheet: Pest Control Dealer Requirements
      • Fact Sheet: Pest Control Advisor Requirements
      • Fact Sheet: Grower Requirements
      • Online VOC Calculator
  • Taxes
    • BOE Agricultural Tax Tips
  • Transportation
    • Module Truck Dyed Diesel Memo
    • IRS Fuel and Use Tax – Agriculture Tax Tip
    • BOE Fuel Tax Newsletter
      
  • Water
    • Delta Vision
    • Governor’s Water Plan: Securing California’s Future
  • Water Quality
    • U.S. Bureau of Reclamation – Proposed Salinity Management Plan
    • Water Compliance Booklet – Management Practices for Protecting Water
    • Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
    • SWRCB – Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP)
    • Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program
  • Resources Center
    • Safety Meeting Topics
      • Fall Protection
        • Fall Protection 2020 Update
        • Fall protection 2020 Update – Spanish
        • Self-Inspection Checklist – Fall Protection
        • Self-Inspection Checklist – Fall Protection Spanish