House Agriculture Committee hearings highlighted specialty crop support, trade, labor and pest management issues. California representatives and industry leaders emphasized the importance of export markets ahead of the upcoming U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement review.
Senate Bill 947 and Senate Bill 951, both of which Farm Bureau opposes, advanced out of the Assembly Labor Committee on June 10. The bills would regulate workplace artificial intelligence tools and expand requirements related to technology and automation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
Applications for the BirdReturns 2026 Late Summer Habitat Program are due June 22. The program compensates farmers for creating temporary wetland habitat. Audubon California has secured $10 million to support future efforts.
U.S. senators reviewed ongoing Colorado River negotiations as basin states continue working toward a long-term water allocation agreement. Federal officials may intervene if states are unable to reach a consensus.
California Farm Bureau joined more than 100 agricultural organizations in urging Congress to strengthen staffing and funding for local U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service offices to reduce delays and improve service for farmers and ranchers.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced changes to farm program payment limits and eligibility rules, increasing Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage payment caps and expanding qualifying farm income definitions for certain adjusted gross income exemptions and safety net programs.
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