May 31, 2013

Farmers, food processors support reform of Prop. 65 By: Emily Rooney, Ag Council president Printed in Ag Alert, a publication of the California Farm Bureau Federation, on May 22, 2013   Californians see Proposition 65 warning signs on various items and at numerous...

May 24, 2013

Ag Council Holds Annual Legislative Day Ag Council held its annual Legislative Day on May 14 in Sacramento with a day of events giving our members the opportunity to connect with state leaders on critical issues affecting their businesses.  Thank you to all of our...

May 4, 2013

State Legislature Hits Deadline The Legislature was buzzing with activity this week given that May 3rd was the deadline for policy committees to hear fiscal bills. Among the many bills considered throughout the week were measures addressing dairy pricing, the water...

April 13, 2013

Ag Council Hosts Dairy Lobby Day This week, fifteen dairymen and staff from Land O’Lakes, California Dairies Inc., and Dairy Farmers of America joined Ag Council for a Dairy Lobby Day at the state Capitol to support AB 31, which is a measure regarding dairy pricing...

April 5, 2013

Governor Brown Heading to China Governor Jerry Brown is traveling to China on a trade and investment mission next week to connect with Chinese government and business leaders to pursue greater collaboration in the areas of trade and investment between California and...

March 29, 2013

Ag Council Holds Successful 94th Annual Meeting Ag Council concluded a successful joint meeting with CoBank last week in Napa. Nearly 200 cooperative leaders and members met during Ag Council’s 94th Annual Meeting. “Our organization is focused on cultivating change in...