CCM President Casey Creamer was invited to participate in a panel presentation at the State Board of Food and Agriculture meeting on February 11th. Creamer gave a state of the citrus industry presentation on the top issue facing growers today, which is profitability. Cost drivers such as labor, water, and pest and disease are cutting [...]
President Trump submitted his budget proposal to Congress this week in which he calls for cuts to key agricultural programs including an 8% reduction in funding for the discretionary budget of the U. S. Department of Agriculture and a significant cut crop insurance and agricultural subsidies. In addition, other domestic agencies would see reductions while military spending [...]
Last week, CCM’s Casey Creamer and Alyssa Houtby attended the United Fresh Government Relations Council meeting in Washington, D.C. and joined over 35 industry leaders from around the Country for meetings on Capitol Hill on topics important to the fresh produce industry such as improving the international trade environment, addressing agriculture workforce issues, and how [...]
On January 3, 2020, California Natural Resources Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food & Agriculture released the draft water resilience portfolio. The draft is to fulfill Governor Newsom’s executive order on water resilience. There are four major components to the draft; maintain and diversify water supplies, protect and enhance natural [...]
Media Contact: Alexis Silveira Communications Manager Alexis@CaCitrusMutual.com Phone: (559) 592-3790 California Citrus Mutual Hires Federal Lobbyist Firm The Russell Group December 12, 2019, Exeter, Calif. California Citrus Mutual is pleased to announce that it has retained federal lobbyist firm The Russell Group. The Russell Group is a bi-partisan agricultural firm that was established in 1985 [...]
Today, the Newsom Administration rejected the Federal Government’s water proposal and released its draft environmental impact report for “fish protective management” of the State Water Project and water flows through the Delta. According to the Administration, the proposed plan “reflects the state’s assessment that operating rules recently proposed by federal agencies are not scientifically adequate [...]
Governor Newsom has appointed Val Dolcini director at the Department of Pesticide Regulation, where he has served as acting director since June 2019 following the departure of former director Brian Leahy. Dolcini also served concurrently as the deputy secretary for agriculture at Cal EPA. Dolcini’s appointment to DPR director was broadly supported by the agricultural [...]
California Citrus Mutual is part of a broad coalition that is urging Congress to pass the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). USMCA is widely seen as an improvement over NAFTA and its ratification by Congress will help create California jobs and spur economic growth while also strengthening protections for workers and the environment. According to Trade [...]
On Friday, September 27, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act authored by Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins. “While I disagree about the efficacy and necessity of Senate Bill 1, I look forward to working with the Legislature in our shared fight against [...]
SB 559 Fails This Year, Resulting in Potential Delays on Critical Water Project Link to Statement The 2019 legislative deadline has passed without a successful resolution for work needed to restore conveyance capacity on the Friant-Kern Canal. Both Senate Bill (SB) 559, which was a legislative measure introduced by State Senator Melissa Hurtado to [...]