What Passed & What Failed? The State Legislature concluded session for the year during the early morning hours of September 1. Significant bills on the docket included multiple climate measures, as well as water, energy, and labor legislation. The measures...
Today, the Buy American Food Act, SB 490 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced), was APPROVED in the State Senate after passing the Assembly last night. The Buy American Food Act is Ag Council’s sponsored bill to support California farmers and workers by ensuring...
Ag Council urges you to help OPPOSE AB 2201 (Bennet) in the State Legislature. AB 2201 impedes a landowner’s right to beneficially use groundwater by imposing extensive permit requirements. The bill is inflexible, adds substantial costs on well applicants...
On August 11, the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees met to consider over 800 bills on the “suspense” file. This is where bills costing the State of California over $50,000 are either held in committee or receive a vote and move forward, sometimes with...
Ag Conservation Planning Grants Available The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is accepting applications for the Conservation Agriculture Planning Grants Program (CAPGP), a newly funded state effort to address climate change and advance on-farm...
After offering poison pill amendments to undermine the purpose of SB 1308 (Caballero), which is the measure to strengthen Buy American provisions for school food procurement, the Assembly Education Committee removed the bill from the hearing calendar, and it was not...
