CLFP Insider

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) recently announced that 2019 rates will charge for voluntary grading, inspection, certification, verification, and laboratory services for a variety of agricultural commodities – including fruits, vegetables and specialty crops.

The Center for Land-Based Learning announced a lead gift of $1.5 million from the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation at a groundbreaking celebration this week for the Center's new site in Woodland. The gift officially launches the Center for Land-Based Learning’s $4 million Growing Our Future Campaign to build a new statewide headquarters and expand its programs and services. In recognition of this generous gift, the Center for Land-Based Learning will name its new administrative building the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Farm House.

A “Tariffs, Tactics and Trade Tools - How to Plan for Export Success” seminar will be held Tuesday, May, 21, in Woodland, CA. The event is being hosted by the City of Woodland in collaboration with Banner Bank and the Northern California World Trade Center.

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) will offer two free food safety classes for food processors in June.

California legislative committee hearings have been in full swing since March. The legislative deadline to pass measures out of each house is May 31. CLFP is tracking some 200 bills as they move their way through the process and has taken a position on nearly 50 bills impacting the food processing industry. There are several priority issues that CLFP is actively engaged in or closely monitoring.