Tag: Agriculture
Western US Agricultural Trade Association Empowers Small Agribusinesses Through International Trade
As a nonprofit organization funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Market Access Program, the Western United States Agricultural Trade Association (WUSATA) offers significant...
Ironstone Vineyards Carves a Place for California on the World Stage Through Dedication and...
This article is part of a series of profiles of CalChamber member companies that are contributing to the state’s economic strength and ability to...
Full Harvest Helps Improve Sustainability in Food Industry by Reducing Waste
This article is part of a series of profiles of CalChamber member companies that are contributing to the state’s economic strength and ability to...
CalChamber Member Blue Diamond Awarded $45 Million to Expand Climate Smart Orchard Programs
Blue Diamond Growers, a member of the California Chamber of Commerce, announced this week that it was awarded $45 million in funds provided by...
Blue Diamond Almond Growers Sustain Family Farms, Feed Consumers Worldwide
This article is a part of a series of profiles of CalChamber member companies that are contributing to the state’s economic strength and ability...
Tejon Ranch: Land Steward Provides Housing, Jobs, Conservation
Note: With this article, the California Chamber of Commerce begins a series of profiles of member companies that are contributing to the state’s economic...
Drought Has Big Impacts on California Agriculture
This article was written by Dan Walters and first appeared in CalMatters.
As California experiences a second year of drought, with no end in sight,...
It’s Time to Get Serious About Water Crisis
This article was written by Dan Walters and originally appeared in CalMatters.
Talk about timing.
Last Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom extended and expanded his declaration of a...
Farmworkers Deserve Democratic Protections
This article was written by William Gould IV and first appeared in CalMatters.
Assembly Bill 616 is misleadingly being portrayed as merely a way to shift...
Drought has California Farms Destroying Crops, Rather Than Pay for Water
When Stuart Woolf was growing up on his dad’s ranch in Huron, California, he never liked working the tomato harvest.
“I thought, ‘I am never...
Forced Unionization Bill Awaits Action by Senate
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill seeking to force agricultural employees into unionizing awaits action by the full Senate when legislators return from...
Law Giving Unions Access to Private Property Ruled Unconstitutional
A Supreme Court victory was handed down to employers yesterday in a case filed by two California agriculture businesses who challenged a state law...
Secretary Ross Joins CalChamber to Talk on Importance of Food, Ag to State’s Economy
California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross joined the California Chamber of Commerce last week to speak on important issues facing the...
After COVID-19, Drought Threat Still Looms
California is enveloped in balmy weather that’s more like spring than mid-winter — and that’s not a good thing.
We have seen only scant rain...
Landowner Safe Harbor for Endangered Species Act Passes Committees
Assembly and Senate policy committees this week gave approval to California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills extending landowner protections in connection with the state endangered...
Canada Day: What Changes in NAFTA Mean for Agriculture in California
The California-Canada economic partnership, ongoing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) trade talks and what changes in the agreement could mean for agriculture in...
Assembly Passes Agriculture Overtime Bill
The Assembly yesterday passed a bill that could drive up costs of commodities to consumers by removing the existing overtime exemption allowed for agricultural...
California-Only Food Labels Pending; Higher Grocery Costs Likely
Food costs are likely to increase if two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed proposals to mandate California-only labeling for certain foods become law.
SB 1381 (Evans;...