Advocacy

By Jacob Villagomez, Director of Governmental Affairs The California State Legislature has officially concluded the 2025-26 Legislative Session. Lawmakers sent 1,160 bills to Governor Gavin [...]

Last week, the governor signed AB2646, which raises California’s minimum hourly wage to $19.75 for certain agricultural workers, effective January 1, 2027. The wage increase applies to temporary [...]

Farmers and ranchers dealing with illegal dumping, abandoned solid waste or waste tires on their property may be able to receive cleanup assistance through CalRecycle’s Farm and Ranch Solid Waste [...]

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced this week one vacancy on the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee. The Committee advises the CDFA Secretary on [...]

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has issued a Section 32 solicitation for the purchase of $25 million in fresh mandarins and tangerines. This purchase will support citrus growers by [...]

  We invite growers to join us for one of our upcoming Grower Meetings, where you’ll have the opportunity to connect with fellow growers, hear the latest updates affecting our industry, […]

 Earlier this week, CCM staff traveled to Santa Paula for our annual Ventura County Grower Meeting. The meeting included lunch and a conversational update from CCM Director of Governmental [...]

On Monday, August 24, California Citrus Mutual hosted legislative and local government staff for a tour of Porterville Citrus’ (PCI) Rayo facility and a nearby citrus grove. Staff from the […]

California citrus growers now have an additional tool to help manage pre-harvest fruit drop. Citrus Fix has received a California FIFRA Section 24(c) Special Local Need label (CA-260001) for use [...]

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has issued Section 32 solicitations for the purchase of $20 million in fresh oranges and $12.5 million in fresh grapefruit. The purchases will help [...]