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107th Annual Meeting Registration Open

Agricultural Council of California (Ag Council) invites members and friends to register for our 107th Annual Meeting March 11-13, 2026, at Meritage Resort & Spa in Napa, California. The meeting...

CA Competes Tax Credit Applications Open

The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is accepting applications for the California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC), which is an income tax credit available to businesses gr...

CARB Climate Reporting Reg + Action on Rodenticides at DPR

CARB Updates Climate Reporting Regulation — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a workshop on November 18 to provide updates on a package of regulations mandating climate financial...

Ag Council Pres. Receives Honorary American FFA Degree

Ag Council Pres. Emily Rooney Receives Honorary American FFA Degree — Ag Council President Emily Rooney received the Honorary American FFA Degree today during the National FFA Convention in I...

Ag Coalition Submits SB 54 Comments to CalRecycle

Ag Council recently led a broad coalition of food and agricultural associations in submitting comments to CalRecycle regarding the latest draft regulations for SB 54, the Plastic Pollution Preventi...

Governor Finalizes Legislative Decisions

Gov. Newsom Finalizes Legislative Decisions — Governor Gavin Newsom concluded his review of state legislation on October 13. Of the 917 bills that reached his desk after passing the State Leg...

Save the Date – 107th Annual Mtg.

Ag Council’s 107th Annual Meeting — Mark your calendars and save March 11-13, 2026, for Ag Council’s 107th Annual Meeting at Meritage Resort & Spa in beautiful Napa, Californi...

Results from the Surge of Legislative Activity Before Interim Recess

CARB Commences Rulemaking for Climate Reporting

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) officially started the formal rulemaking process for two climate reporting measures previously passed by the State Legislature and signed into law in 2023....

Legislative Update – August 29

As the final day of 2025 legislative activity in the State Capitol nears on September 12, the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees took center stage today holding hearings to release decis...

Legislators to Resume Activity in the State Capitol on Aug. 18

As legislators conclude their summer recess and return to the State Capitol on August 18, the countdown to the September 12 adjournment begins. Meanwhile, priorities abound in the food and agricult...

Ag Council President Presents During State Board of Food & Ag Meeting

Photo L-R: Rick Tomlinson w/the CA Strawberry Commission, Melissa Koshlaychuk w/Western Growers Assoc., & Emily Rooney w/Ag Council — Ag Council President Emily Rooney recently testified ...

Climate Reporting Update

Two climate reporting measures are moving forward in the state regulatory process, SB 253 and SB 261. Both bills passed the Legislature and were signed into law in 2023. Initially, there was a temp...

State Legislature Confronts House of Origin Deadline

On June 5, the State Legislature concluded its “House of Origin” deadline week. Some measures stalled due to opposition while others passed and move to the other house for further consideration.   ...

Advancing California’s Specialty Crop Workforce

For two years, Ag Council has worked with three outstanding regional coordinators in implementing the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Specialty Crop Workforce Developme...

107th Annual Meeting Registration Open

Agricultural Council of California (Ag Council) invites members and friends to register for our 107th Annual Meeting March 11-13, 2026, at Meritage Resort & Spa in Napa, California. The meeting...

CA Competes Tax Credit Applications Open

The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is accepting applications for the California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC), which is an income tax credit available to businesses gr...

CARB Climate Reporting Reg + Action on Rodenticides at DPR

CARB Updates Climate Reporting Regulation — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a workshop on November 18 to provide updates on a package of regulations mandating climate financial...

Ag Council Pres. Receives Honorary American FFA Degree

Ag Council Pres. Emily Rooney Receives Honorary American FFA Degree — Ag Council President Emily Rooney received the Honorary American FFA Degree today during the National FFA Convention in I...

Ag Coalition Submits SB 54 Comments to CalRecycle

Ag Council recently led a broad coalition of food and agricultural associations in submitting comments to CalRecycle regarding the latest draft regulations for SB 54, the Plastic Pollution Preventi...

Governor Finalizes Legislative Decisions

Gov. Newsom Finalizes Legislative Decisions — Governor Gavin Newsom concluded his review of state legislation on October 13. Of the 917 bills that reached his desk after passing the State Leg...

Save the Date – 107th Annual Mtg.

Ag Council’s 107th Annual Meeting — Mark your calendars and save March 11-13, 2026, for Ag Council’s 107th Annual Meeting at Meritage Resort & Spa in beautiful Napa, Californi...

Results from the Surge of Legislative Activity Before Interim Recess

CARB Commences Rulemaking for Climate Reporting

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) officially started the formal rulemaking process for two climate reporting measures previously passed by the State Legislature and signed into law in 2023....

Legislative Update – August 29

As the final day of 2025 legislative activity in the State Capitol nears on September 12, the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees took center stage today holding hearings to release decis...

Legislators to Resume Activity in the State Capitol on Aug. 18

As legislators conclude their summer recess and return to the State Capitol on August 18, the countdown to the September 12 adjournment begins. Meanwhile, priorities abound in the food and agricult...

Ag Council President Presents During State Board of Food & Ag Meeting

Photo L-R: Rick Tomlinson w/the CA Strawberry Commission, Melissa Koshlaychuk w/Western Growers Assoc., & Emily Rooney w/Ag Council — Ag Council President Emily Rooney recently testified ...

Climate Reporting Update

Two climate reporting measures are moving forward in the state regulatory process, SB 253 and SB 261. Both bills passed the Legislature and were signed into law in 2023. Initially, there was a temp...

State Legislature Confronts House of Origin Deadline

On June 5, the State Legislature concluded its “House of Origin” deadline week. Some measures stalled due to opposition while others passed and move to the other house for further consideration.   ...

Advancing California’s Specialty Crop Workforce

For two years, Ag Council has worked with three outstanding regional coordinators in implementing the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Specialty Crop Workforce Developme...