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Expert panel asks staff to line up economists, livestock and emissions experts, and region‑specific data for upcoming meetings
Summary
Panel members requested targeted briefings and datasets — including economist analyses, dairy/livestock nitrogen contributions, nitrous oxide emissions research, and regionally granular crop/acreage data — to inform technical recommendations on nitrogen thresholds.
Panelists asked staff from the State Water Resources Control Board to invite several topic‑specific experts and to assemble additional datasets before the next working meetings so the panel can form technically defensible recommendations.
Panel chair Daniel Geisler outlined the agenda and asked panelists which additional speakers and data they wanted. "If you can think of something right now, then the Water Board could help us invite these people or prepare data," Geisler said.
Requests and rationale: panelists proposed the following priorities.
- Agricultural economist: Ali (transcript first name only) and others said they want a detailed economic briefing on costs of practices and how potential interim limits would affect grower livelihoods. Ali suggested an…
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