Draft farm bill helps some more than others, California enters clean energy partnership with UK

KAZU | By Elena Neale-Sacks

Published February 19, 2026 at 2:01 AM PST

A man sits in the bed of a white pickup truck and looks out over a field of strawberries. — Abraham Garcia in March 2025 at his 10-acre farm in Chualar, where he grows strawberries, broccoli, cabbage, and other specialty crops.

In today's newscast, a draft version of a new farm bill would bring back a popular program that helps local fruit and vegetable growers, but overall, bigger farms would benefit most. And, California is partnering with the United Kingdom to develop clean energy projects.

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Elena Neale-Sacks

Elena is an Emmy award-winning researcher, reporter, and producer. At KAZU, they cover agriculture, housing and homelessness, and the aftermath of the January 2025 lithium battery fire in Moss Landing. Their reporting and research has been featured on NPR, KQED, Netflix, Reveal, CalMatters, and more. Elena is an alum of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and UC Santa Cruz. You can reach them at elena@kazu.org.

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