by Agricultural Council | Apr 1, 2016 | In the Know Newsletter
Legislature Approves $15 Minimum Wage Bill Governor Brown to Sign the Bill on April 4 On March 31, both the Assembly and the State Senate voted to approve SB 3 by Senator Mark Leno (D-SF) to raise minimum wage in California to $15 by 2022 for businesses with 26...
by Agricultural Council | Mar 24, 2016 | In the Know Newsletter
Dairy Tour with Air Resources Board Staff On March 16, a dozen staff from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) made their way down the San Joaquin Valley to Bidart Dairy outside of Bakersfield. Ag Council organized this tour, along with Michael Boccadoro...
by Agricultural Council | Mar 17, 2016 | In the Know Newsletter
Leveraging Our Strength by Emily Rooney We had record attendance at our 97th Annual Meeting in Napa last week, and given our strong turnout, it is appropriate that this year’s meeting theme was “Leveraging our Strength.” It is also a fitting motto for our...
by Agricultural Council | Feb 26, 2016 | In the Know Newsletter
Paul Martin to be Honored with California Cultivator Award Paul Martin, a lifelong dairy producer and champion of agriculture, will be honored with Ag Council’s 2016 California Cultivator Award at a lunch held during Ag Council’s Annual Meeting at the...
by Agricultural Council | Feb 17, 2016 | In the Know Newsletter
Fifth Annual World Ag Expo Breakfast a Success Nearly 70 members and friends joined Ag Council at the Fifth Annual World Ag Expo Breakfast in Tulare on February 10. Attendees heard from keynote speakers David Gutierrez, program manager for the sustainable groundwater...
by Agricultural Council | Jan 27, 2016 | In the Know Newsletter
Assemblyman Cooper & Assemblyman Salas to Headline Ag Council Dinner Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) and Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield), the new co-chairs of the moderate Democrats (known as the “Mod Dems”) caucus in the Legislature, will headline as...
