Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 minutes ago
One major reason: it’s becoming far more expensive to grow food.
A recent Cal Poly study found the regulatory costs of growing lettuce in California have increased nearly 1,400% in the last 20 years. Those rising costs don’t stay on the farm — they ripple through the food supply chain and eventually show up at the grocery store.
We need a more balanced regulatory approach.
One major reason: it’s becoming far more expensive to grow food.
A recent Cal Poly study found the regulatory costs of growing lettuce in California have increased nearly 1,400% in the last 20 years. Those rising costs don’t stay on the farm — they ripple through the food supply chain and eventually show up at the grocery store.
We need a more balanced regulatory approach.
