Politics

The California Air Resources Board has directed a phase-out of agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley. To assist farmers in achieving this goal, the Valley Air District’s [...]

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 [...]

By Kahn, Soares, and Conway, LLP On January 8, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom presented his proposed $227 billion budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, of which $164.5 billion is from the General [...]

It is our pleasure to announce that Samuel Botkin is the winner for week one of the CCM PAC Drawing. There are plenty of tickets still available, if you would like to participate, please follow [...]

Yesterday, USDA announced the opening of the comment period for the expansion of fresh citrus production areas in Australia to be imported into the United States.  APHIS has completed a pest risk [...]

November 17, 2020, Exeter, Calif.  In a letter dated November 11, 2020, to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Citrus Mutual (CCM), Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM), and Texas Citrus Mutual [...]

Dear Members, Elections are challenging and filled with emotion on all sides. This election season has been a testament to that, and we still have weeks to go before they reach a final decision.  [...]

The California Secretary of State will certify California’s 2020 election results by December 11, 2020, 37 days after election day.  In response to COVID-19, Governor Newsom signed an Executive [...]

Thank you for joining with he Alliance of California’s Farmers and Ranchers to make sure Proposition 15 is defeated on November 3.    Election Day is less than a week away and we’ve [...]

Prop 15 proposes the largest property tax increase in California history and will trigger reassessments at market value for agriculture-related facilities and improvements.  While every tax [...]