…their good work and environmentally friendly farming practices. You’ll also tune in to a report which details Sacramento lawmakers hearing concerns from the grape industry and we’ve got more news…
Sacramento Lawmakers Hear Concerns from California Grape Industry
…many issues that growers deal with on a daily basis in terms of just trying to survive as small businesses in California.” Listen to the report below. Sacramento Lawmakers Hear…
Effort to Repair Friant-Kern Canal Passes First Hurdle
…District, and was co-authored by several other San Joaquin Valley lawmakers. The legislation recently advanced through the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water with a vote of 7 to…
Upgrading California’s Water Grid for Future Needs
Lawmakers recently heard testimony about the needs of California’s water grid at a recent House Subcommittee meeting on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Several experts presented information about the current conditions…
Ag Groups Urge Congress to Include Water in Infrastructure Package
…and really puts it to the front burner as Congress is undertaking these deliberations.” The letter expressed encouragement based on some of the statements made by lawmakers that water would…
Pesticide Registration Improvement Act Signed into Law
…pesticide registration through 2023. A bipartisan group of lawmakers has been working for two years on preserving the benefits and process improvements that were first established in 2004 when PRIA…
Lawmakers Demand Inclusion of Ag in EU Trade Deal
…group of 114 lawmakers is demanding that the Trump Administration remain committed to keeping agriculture on the negotiating table. “As you know, agriculture is the source of a great number…
Closing the Trade Loophole That Has Devastated California Olive Growers
…potentials.” TCFB is working to raise awareness of the issue with state and federal lawmakers to hopefully close the trade loophole that could have disastrous consequences for many U.S. agricultural…
Tomato Trade Agreement with Mexico Ends Amidst Dumping Complaints
…Mexican growers agreeing to certain restrictions. Since Washington first agreed to suspend anti-dumping cases in 1996, a group of nearly 50 U.S. lawmakers calling for action on the issue, report…
Farm Bureau to USDA: New Regulations Must Protect Both Farmland and Wetland
…implement the minimal effect exemption provisions as lawmakers directed. “Congress exempted farmers from ineligibility if the impacts of the wetland conversion were minimal to the wetlands in the area,” the…
Lawmakers Get Updated on Organic Industry Needs
…and dairy. The group is scheduled to meet with more than 40 lawmakers and national ag organizations. Lawmakers Get Updated on Organic Industry Needs About the Author Brian German Facebook…
Legislative Work Continues on Disaster Relief Package
With the government temporarily back up and running, lawmakers are continuing their work on a disaster relief package. A particular focus of the efforts are the 2018 agricultural losses that…
Participation Encouraged for the 2019 Labor Survey
…to hear directly from industry members on what needs are not being met in order to formulate more articulate needs to regulators and lawmakers. Fresno County Farm Bureau Executive Director…
California Lawmakers Introduce New Immigration Legislation for Ag Workers
Three Democratic lawmakers from California have just presented new immigration legislation that would create an opportunity for undocumented agricultural workers to apply for legal status. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Congressman Jimmy…