Government Relations

Governor Newsom and the legislature are inching closer to reaching a deal on the details of the 2021-2022 State Budget.  While the Legislature passed and sent a budget bill to Governor Newsom [...]

Packinghouse staff throughout the state are invited to attend a regional virtual citrus packinghouse meeting presented by the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program. Attendees will receive [...]

By order of the Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP) and the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Committee [...]

This week, President Biden announced his intent to nominate CDFA Undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt to serve as Under Secretary for Marketing and Regularory Progams at the U.S. Department of [...]

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsak announced this week that as of April 30th the Farmers to Family Food Box program will be discontinued and USDA fresh produce boxes will now be delivered as part of the [...]

The USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) signup window is reopened as of April 5, 2021. Producers have at least 60 days to apply or make modifications to existing CFAP 2 [...]

This week, the CCM Board of Directors and Government Relations Committee had virtual meetings with several State and Federal policymakers to discuss some of the major issues currently affecting [...]

The CDFA Standardization Advisory Committee has two fresh fruit vaccines. Attached you will find documents relevant to the Standardization Advisory Committee. These include the Prospective Member [...]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) seeks comments on the development, coordination, and implementation of food purchase and distribution programs [...]

When adopting the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard this past November, the Cal OSHA Standards Board acknowledged that the regulation itself is flawed and convened an advisory committee of [...]