Joint Informational Hearing
Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, & Household Impact and Assembly Committee on Agriculture
Friday, October 24, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Fresno State, Smittcamp Alumni House
Subject: Cost Pressures on California's Food System and Household Impacts
- Table of Contents
- Agenda 10/24/25 [pdf]
- California Jobs First Article [pdf]
- PPIC - California's Business [pdf]
- PPIC - Five Fast Facts on the Cost of Living in California [pdf]
- PPIC - Income Inequality in California [pdf]
- Sac Bee Article - How much do Californians spend on groceries every week? It's more than any other state [pdf]
- AgAlert Article - Low prices, other woes put squeeze on farm economy [pdf]
Joint Oversight Hearing
Assembly Agriculture Committee & Assembly Human Services Committee
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
2:30 p.m. or upon Adjournment of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture
State Capitol, Room 126
Subject: From Seed to Sustenance: Harvesting Insights on California’s Food Systems & Nutrition Initiatives
Joint Informational Hearing
Assembly Agriculture Committee & Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee
September 17, 2024
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Merced County Board of Supervisors Building
Subject: Groundwater Recharge
- Agenda 9/17/24 [pdf]
- Background Paper 9/17/24 [pdf]
- SWRCB Committee Meeting Sept 2024 [pdf]
- Biographies [pdf]
- Professor Josué Medellín-Azuara Presentation: An Overview of Managed Aquifer Recharge in California [pdf]
- Ajay Goyal/Tim Godwin Presentation: Groundwater Recharge and Flood Diversion Actions [pdf]
- Jennifer Peters Presentation: Recharge Basin [pdf]
- Michael Claiborne Presentation: Groundwater Recharge & Drinking Water [pdf]
Joint Informational Hearing
Assembly Agriculture Committee & Assembly Emergency Management Committee
May 23, 2023
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
State Capitol, Room 444
Subject: Winter Storm Impact on California Agriculture
Informational Hearing
August 10, 2022
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
State Capitol, Room 126
Subject: Advancing California Agricultural Competitiveness
Joint Informational Hearing
Assembly Agriculture Committee & Assembly Select Committee on Ports and Goods Movement
February 2, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
State Capitol, Room 126
Subject: Agricultural Export and California Ports Issues
Informational Hearing
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
State Capitol, Room 4202
Subject: Impatiens Necrotic Spot Orthotospovirus, Pythium Wilt and other Leafy Green Plant
- Agenda 12/01/21 [pdf]
- Background Materials [pdf]
- California Leafy Greens Research Program Presentation [pdf]
- Grower Shipper Association Presentation [pdf]
- Richard Smith, UCANR Presentation [pdf]
- Daniel K. Hasegawa, Ph.D. Presentation [pdf]
- Mark Mason Presentation [pdf]
- Additional Document [pdf]
Joint Informational Hearing
Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife and Committee on Agriculture
Monday, August 23, 2021
30 minutes after adjournment of Assembly Session
Assembly Chamber
Subject: The Drought and Impact on California Agriculture
- Agenda – 8/23/21 [pdf]
- Background Materials [pdf]
- Additional Document [pdf]
- Additional Document (Professor Lund) [pdf]
Additional Links to Documents Provided by Outside Entities:
- Farming and Wildlife Conservation
- Dry year planning in the Sacramento Valley
- Water Management in the Sacramento Valley
- Fish, Fowl, Farmers, & Floodplain solutions
- Groundwater Fact sheet, Sacramento Valley
- Surface water solutions
Joint Informational Hearing
Committee on Emergency Management and Committee on Agriculture
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
3:00 p.m.
State Capitol, Assembly Chamber
Subject: The Critical Role of Fairgrounds in California's Emergency Response System
Informational Hearing
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
State Capitol, Room 4202
Subject: Farmer Equity Act
- Agenda 3/17/21 [pdf]
- Farmer Equity Act Background [pdf]
- Additional Documents [pdf]
- Bios [pdf]
- 2020 Farmer Equity Report [pdf]
- Cultivating Opportunities for CA Strawberry Workers [pdf]
- Initiating Farm to School - Small Farm Advisor Program [pdf]
Informational Hearing
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
1:30 p.m.
State Capitol, Room 4202
Subject: Environmental Farming
- Agenda 2/10/21 [pdf]
- Environmental Farming Background [pdf]
- Additional Documents [pdf]
- Bios [pdf]
- NRDC Public Testimony
- Public Comments
Informational Hearing
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
1:00 p.m.
State Capitol, Room 4202
Subject: The Impact of Wildfires on California Agriculture
- Agenda 11/18/20 [pdf]
- Impact of Wildfire on Agriculture Background [pdf]
- Bios [pdf]
- Additional Documents [pdf]
Informational Hearing
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
1:30 p.m.
State Capitol, Room 126
Subject: Fairs and Emergency Services