by Agricultural Council | Mar 30, 2012 | In the Know Newsletter
Cap & Trade Auction Delayed California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair, Mary Nichols, announced on Tuesday that the first official cap and trade auction will be delayed from August to November this year. She spoke during a state hearing held in Sacramento in the...
by Agricultural Council | Mar 28, 2012 | In the Know Newsletter
Rail Funding Scheme is a Dead End Track for Ag By: Emily Rooney, Ag Council President During an interview with ABC7 in Los Angeles, Governor Jerry Brown recently said revenues from the statewide cap and trade program will be a source of funding for California’s...
by Agricultural Council | Mar 17, 2012 | In the Know Newsletter
Nitrate Study On Tuesday this week, the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis, released a report entitled, Addressing Nitrate in California’s Drinking Water. The report was required under a state law approved by the Legislature in 2008. The law required the...
by Agricultural Council | Mar 9, 2012 | In the Know Newsletter
AG COUNCIL CONCLUDES SUCCESSFUL 93RD ANNUAL MEETING “It’s a New Day” for California Farmer-owned Businesses and Cooperatives Agricultural Council of California (Ag Council) concluded a successful joint meeting with CoBank earlier this week. More than 160 cooperative...
by Agricultural Council | Feb 17, 2012 | In the Know Newsletter
Ag Council Hosts Successful Breakfast at World Ag Expo Ag Council hosted a successful breakfast on Wednesday this week in Tulare during the World Ag Expo that featured popular political columnist Dan Walters. The breakfast had more than 60 attendees, including both...