by Agricultural Council | Aug 31, 2022 | In the Know Newsletter
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...
by Agricultural Council | Aug 22, 2022 | Advocacy in Action, In the Know Newsletter
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...
by Agricultural Council | Aug 16, 2022 | In the Know Newsletter
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...
by Agricultural Council | Aug 10, 2022 | In the Know Newsletter
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...
by Agricultural Council | Jul 1, 2022 | In the Know Newsletter
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...
by Agricultural Council | Jul 1, 2022 | In the Know Newsletter
After years of wrangling on a comprehensive bill to reduce single-use plastic packaging in California, the State Legislature approved SB 54 (Allen) this week and Governor Newsom signed it on June 30. With agreement on SB 54 spanning across the political spectrum, the...
