by Agricultural Council | Jan 14, 2016 | In the Know Newsletter
Assembly Formally Elects Anthony Rendon as Speaker On January 11, Assemblyman Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) was formally elected as the next Speaker of the California State Assembly. He will assume the office of the Speaker on March 7, 2016. “I thank my colleagues for...
by Agricultural Council | Jan 9, 2016 | In the Know Newsletter
Governor Unveils California State Budget Proposal On January 7, Governor Jerry Brown unveiled a $122.6 billion General Fund budget proposal for 2016-2017 saying, “Relative to budgets in the past, this budget is in good shape.” General overview During his budget...
by Agricultural Council | Jan 9, 2016 | In the Know Newsletter
Join us at Ag Council’s Annual Meeting in Napa – March 7-9, 2016 Ag Council members and friends are invited to register for our 97th Annual Meeting to be held March 7-9, 2016 at the beautiful Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa. Click the link below to...
by Agricultural Council | Dec 9, 2015 | In the Know Newsletter
Joint Hearing Held to Consider Impacts of the Drought on Ag Joey Airoso, a dairyman with Ag Council member Land O’Lakes, spoke at a December 3 joint informational hearing entitled Impacts of the Drought on Agriculture held by the Senate Committee on Agriculture...
by Agricultural Council | Nov 18, 2015 | In the Know Newsletter
School District Halts Chinese Peach Purchases After Concerns Raised by Ag Council Member Sacramento City Unified School District has ceased future purchases of canned peaches, pears and applesauce from China after the California Canning Peach Association, an Ag...
by Agricultural Council | Nov 4, 2015 | In the Know Newsletter
Ag Council Comments on Air Board’s Draft Strategy to Reduce Methane Ag Council recently provided comments and expressed concern regarding the California Air Resources Board’s (ARB) draft proposal to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants...
