Government Relations

We are excited to announce the return of our Annual Kick Off Classic Golf Tournament! Join the CCM Political Action Committee Friday, September 15, 2023, for a day of fun and citrus industry [...]

Amid ongoing flood impacts in the Central Valley, the state is extending flood diversion flexibilities implemented for the Tulare Lake Basin to the San Joaquin River Basin as the latter faces [...]

Left to Right: Boomer Murray, Matt Fisher, Lisa Tate, Diane Guinn, Jacob Villagomez, Ariana Joven, Jared Plumlee, Julia Inestroza, Casey Creamer, Joe Shea (Governor’s Deputy Cabinet Secretary), [...]

Last week CCM President Casey Creamer, Director of Governmental Affairs Jacob Villagomez and Board Chairman Jared Plumlee traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with USDA and members of Congress to [...]

On Tuesday CCM Director of Governmental Affairs Jacob Villagomez organized a tour of WN Citrus Nursery and Johnston Farms Packing House for California legislative staff members of the Kern County [...]

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2023 Citrus Showcase last Thursday! We had a very strong showing of growers and industry partners in attendance and after two years of smaller shows due to [...]

Recently, CCM President Casey Creamer traveled to D.C. to meet with USDA staff about issues affecting the citrus industry. While there, he met with USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection [...]

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 [...]