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CRC Major Amendment Passes by Wide Margin

CRC Major Amendment Passes by Wide Margin

CDFA has finished the vote tally and the major amendment has passed overwhelmingly. 73.38 percent of producers voted in favor and 85.71 percent of handlers voted in favor of the assessment cap increase. 

While passage of the amendment increases the assessment cap by a nickel, the 2020/21 budget and assessment rate of $0.15 per hundredweight was approved by the Board on August 5. Any increase in the assessment cap will be considered in future years, based on crop size and projected Rice WDR and other expenses. 

Thank you for taking the time to make your voice heard. 

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CRC Grower Meetings – January 15
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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
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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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