Government Relations

This week the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) released its Final Policy Recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill. The SCFBA is a national collation of over 200 specialty crop [...]

On December 15, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) adopted non-emergency COVID-19 prevention regulations formerly known as the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). [...]

Last week, the Friant Water Authority along with State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D) visited Terra Bella, California and presented a $100 million check for the purpose of funding repairs of [...]

Last week’s Market Memo contained disappointing news about the Governor signing the UFW-sponsored bill AB 2183, known as card check legislation. As passed, the language replaces the [...]

Last week, CCM Directors Matt Fisher, Jared Plumlee, Keith Watkins, Zak Laffite, and Julia Inestroza traveled to Washington D.C. for meetings with USDA and Congress about some of the citrus [...]

  This week CCM hosted its annual Issues & Eggs breakfast at the Exeter Memorial Building. This year’s program included a panel discussion with Congressman Valadao and Congressman [...]

It has been a busy couple of weeks for CCM staff. Yesterday we hosted Issues and Eggs with Congressmen Jim Costa and David Valadao. We are extremely happy with the outcome of this event and would [...]

August 11, 2022, Exeter, Calif. – California Citrus Mutual (CCM) commends Governor Gavin Newsom on his strategy to protect California’s water supply as we continue to adapt to a hotter, [...]

CCM’s Casey Creamer and Alyssa Houtby were recently in Washington, D.C. to meet with leadership at USDA, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and members of Congress on various issues [...]

Today California Citrus Mutual Vice Chairman, Keith Watkins (pictured center) testified at the Farm Bill Hearing held at Fresno State University. Watkins voiced industry concerns about HLB and [...]