May 01, 2026
Advocacy | Agriculture Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 2447 (Bauer-Kahan) – Nitrogen and Water QualityRCRC, along with stakeholders from agriculture, public agencies, and the business community, opposes Assembly Bill 2447, authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda). This measure seeks to greatly increase
Mar 27, 2026
Advocacy | Agriculture Congressman David Valadao Appointed to Serve on House Agriculture CommitteeOn March 25, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman, Glenn “GT” Thompson (D-PA), announced that Representative David Valadao (R-Hanford) has been appointed to the House Committee on Agriculture. Representative Valadao is
Mar 13, 2026
Advocacy | Agriculture Farm Bill Path Uncertain as Senate Weighs House FrameworkThe farm bill continues to face an unclear road forward, even as the House Agriculture Committee voted 34-17 on March 5 to advance a new five-year bill.
May 30, 2025
Advocacy | Agriculture Bill of the Week: AB 1156 (Wicks) Williamson Act: Solar-Use EasementsAssembly Bill 1156, authored by Assembly Member Buffy Wicks (D, Oakland), seeks to update a law allowing solar use easements on Williamson Act lands, thereby putting unproductive farmland to use for renewable energy generation. RCRC has removed its opposition to the bill and now supports the measure
Mar 21, 2025
Advocacy | Agriculture U.S. Senators Ask USDA to Reverse Canceled Local Food Purchases for Schools, FarmersThis week, Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) led a group of 31 Senators in a letter that voiced “serious concerns” about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cancelation of food purchase programs across the United States. They noted
Mar 14, 2025
Advocacy | Agriculture Congress Introduces Bicameral Legislation to Improve Access to Agricultural Disaster ReliefOn March 12, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), along with Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Monterey), Kat Cammack (R-FL-03), Zoe Lofgren (D-Monterey), and Austin Scott (R-GA-08), announced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve access to federal agriculture disaster programs.
Mar 07, 2025
Advocacy | Agriculture Secretary Rollins Previews Her Vision for Restoring Rural Prosperity at NACoOn March 4, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins delivered remarks to hundreds of local leaders at the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Washington DC…
Nov 22, 2024
Advocacy | Agriculture USDA Announces More than $2 Billion to Strengthen Specialty Crops Sector, Expand Crop Storage for Producers Following 2024 Natural DisastersOn November 19, 2024, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the creation of new programs that will help farmers who grow fruits, vegetables, and nuts overcome market barriers for their products, and help producers access necessary...
Nov 15, 2024
Advocacy | Agriculture EPA Announces Members to the Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Advisory CommitteeOn November 13th, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the appointment of 18 new members and reappointment of 6 members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee. The FRRCC...
Nov 01, 2024
Advocacy | Agriculture USDA to Issue More than $235 Million to Farmers Hit by Natural DisastersThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing payments this week to agricultural producers impacted by natural disasters, including $143 million in crop insurance indemnities for Florida producers impacted by Hurricane Milton and about $92...