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Crop Check: What’s Growing in California’s Capitol?

Update on the Current Growing Conditions 

As California’s 2025 Legislative session nears its September 13 adjournment, lawmakers are advancing several bills that could significantly impact the State’s working lands and agricultural sector. 

In early June, both the Senate and the Assembly met key legislative deadlines, determining which bills would move forward to the opposite chamber. Encouragingly, several proposals aimed at supporting the future of California’s agricultural lands cleared their respective committees and remain in play.

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