Politics

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 [...]

With the help of 4Creeks, CCM created the new Geographic Information System (GIS) Map specifically with our growers in mind. This map gives you the ability to see where citrus is located [...]

Governor Newsom has proposed a $297B budget. This budget anticipates General Fund revenues to be $29.5 billion lower than projections from the 2022 Budget Act and includes an estimated budget gap [...]

California Citrus Mutual joins with farmers, ranchers, and agricultural organizations across the Country in support of the Affordable Secure Food Act, introduced Thursday by Colorado Senator [...]

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 [...]

California Citrus Mutual is disappointed in the signing of AB 2183 by Governor Gavin Newsom and the lack of process and engagement by stakeholders in the apparent negotiations that have taken [...]

Early in the morning on September 1, 2022, the California State Legislature adjourned the final session of the 2021-2022 Legislative year. Hundreds upon hundreds of bills passed and now await [...]

  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 [...]