Providing timely California political updates, meant for farmers, ranchers, dairymen and professionals in the food industry. Hosted by Agricultural Council of California.
Building Sites Reservoir: California's Next Major Water Project
Sites Project Authority Executive Director Jerry Brown (no relation to former Gov. Jerry Brown) discusses the timeline, funding, as well as water supply and environmental benefits of the reservoir project. Listen as Ag Council President Emily Rooney poses pertinent questions about the off-river reservoir to be built north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and how it fits into the larger picture of improving California’s water management system and restoring flexibility and reliability.
19 Aug 2022
Governor Announces Water Supply Strategy: In A Nutshell
How does the Governor’s recently released water supply plan improve or impact the water supply for agriculture? Emily and Tricia walk through the high-level provisions including streamlining the permit projects for major water infrastructure projects, creating internal strike teams to expedite the process for supply and conveyance projects and current and additional investments in these areas. The team also highlights issues of concerns such as a future look at curtailments and water rights. The Governor’s plan can be found here.
29 Jul 2022
Single-use Packaging Legislation Signed into Law in California
Emily and Tricia dive deep into the comprehensive statewide packaging measure, SB 54 (Allen), signed into law in June by Governor Newsom.
SB 54 is aims at reducing single-use plastic packaging in California. It places responsibility for the cost of the regulation on producers of that packaging. This bill impacts the food industry in many aspects and Emily and Tricia walk through several key provisions.
Though there is an important exemption for on-farm packaging, the measure will be challenging for many companies operating at the first point of processing.
Listen-in as the team discusses how SB 54 addresses issues such as food safety, an exemption for on-farm packaging, confidentiality of data, and other core provisions that are priorities for Ag Council members.
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