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CRC Board Elections Begin July 25

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Growers will soon have an opportunity to vote in the 2025/26 CRC Board elections. Ballots will be sent to every grower on our elections list by July 25. Ballots must be returned to CDFA by August 15. 

This year, the following seats are open:

  • District 1 (Butte County) – No open seats
  • District 2 (Colusa County – 0 member and 1 alternate seat
  • District 3 (Glenn and Tehama counties) – 1 member and 1 alternate seat
  • District 4 (Yuba and Sutter counties) – 3 member and 3 alternate seats
  • District 5 (Sacramento, San Joaquin, Placer, Yolo, and south counties) 2 member and 2 alternate seats

If you do not receive a ballot for every entity, please contact CDFA at 916-900-5018, and they will send you a ballot. 

For more information, contact the CRC’s President & CEO, Tim Johnson, at tjohnson@calrice.org. 

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