FW: Farm Bill Listening Sessions with CDFA -- FW: Legislative Bulletin: 7/25/22

[Rob Bennaton]

 

CDFA Announces 2023 Farm Bill Listening Sessions
On Wednesday, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced that it “is holding several public forums across the state seeking input from farmers, ranchers and other stakeholders on priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill.”
 
The Farm Bill is a package of federal legislation reauthorized roughly every five years, governing conservation initiatives undertaken by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, disaster assistance and safety net programs administered by the Farm Service Agency, nutrition programs and a wide array of other policy matters implicated by agriculture.
 
CDFA will be hosting four listening sessions which “will be used to help develop recommendations that will be shared with California’s Congressional delegation and the leadership of the Senate and House agricultural committees.” The listening sessions will be held at the times and locations listed below:

• August 10, 9:00-11:00am, virtual hearing via Zoom (click here to register);
• August 16, noon-2:00pm, Copley Conference Room, 5660 Copley Dr., San Diego (register here to participate virtually via Zoom);
• August 23, noon-2:00pm, Fresno County Farm Bureau, 1274 W. Hedges Ave, Fresno; and
• September 7, 9:00-11:00am, Urban Tilth, 323 Brookside Dr., Richmond.

 
CDFA is also accepting written comments submitted via email to Farm...@cdfa.ca.gov.