CRC counsel Tess Dunham with Somach Simmons & Dunn has developed the following summary to assist growers in understanding both the new State Wetlands Policy and Dredge and Fill Procedures, as they apply to rice.
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CRC Grower Meetings – January 15
Join us for the CRC Annual Grower Meetings on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, in Williams and Yuba City. Discover the latest developments on important issues facing our industry, including the Rice Footprint report, the next farm bill, state and federal policy, the water year outlook, and key CRC programs.
Meeting Details:
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Morning Meeting – Williams
Granzella’s — Banquet Hall (one block West of Granzella’s restaurant, parking lot located behind the old bank building)
457 7th St, Williams, CA
8:00 a.m. Doors Open
8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Meeting
Afternoon Meeting – Yuba City
Hillcrest Catering — Plaza Room
210 Julie Drive, Yuba City, CA
12:30 p.m. Doors Open
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Meeting
*Information presented at both meetings will be the same
Scheduled speakers include:
- Logan Wilson, Vice Chair, California Rice Commission – Welcome and Introduction
- Louie Brown, Kahn, Soares & Conway – 2024 Election impacts – California perspective
- Tyson Redpath, The Russell Group – New President, New Senate, New House and the Farm Bill
- David Guy, President, Northern California Water Association – The Power of the Floodplain; Water Outlook 2025
- Steve Lerch, CEO, Story Arc Consulting – Impact of Digital Advertising – CA Rice Case Study
- Tim Johnson, CEO, California Rice Commission – The Rice Footprint and Key CRC Programs
For more information, contact the CRC’s Communications Manager, Katie Cahill, at kcahill@calrice.org.
California Adopts New Zero-emission Forklift Regulation
For several years, CRC worked in partnership with a few other agricultural groups to intensively focus on California’s Zero-emission Forklift (ZEF) Regulation. In the Summer of 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) formally adopted the regulation after multiple years of work by our coalition resulting in solid regulatory relief for CRC members and all of California agriculture.
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In the first 8 months of 2023, 38,000 people visited CALRICE.org, equaling 100 people per day. In the first 8 months of 2024, 379,000 people visited CALRICE.org, totaling more than 1,000 people per day.
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