CALIFORNIA CATTLEMAN WEEKLY

July 22, 2024

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New Episode of Sorting Pen: The California Cattleman Podcast 
A new episode of Sorting Pen: The California Cattleman Podcast is out now! In this week’s episode, CCA’s Vice President of Government Affairs, Kirk Wilbur joins CCA’s Katie Roberti on the podcast to outline a few of the most important wins CCA has secured in the last few months for California’s cattle producers and ranching families. To listen to the episode, click here.

Newsom Administration Proposes Delaying Climate Reporting Law
Budget trailer bill language released last month by the Department of Finance proposes to delay all implementation and enforcement deadlines of Sen. Scott Wiener’s “Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act,” SB 253, by two years. The bill, signed into law last year and opposed by CCA, requires companies with annual revenues over $1 billion which do business in California to annually report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the California Air Resources Board – including “scope 3” emissions related to the companies’ entire supply chains. For more information, see the July 8 edition of California Cattleman Weekly.

Legislators Approve $10 Billion Climate Bond for November Ballot
The Legislature on July 3 approved a $10 billion climate bond to be placed before California voters on the November 5 General Election Ballot. The most significant pot of money in the climate bond is $3.8 billion allocated to the state’s water infrastructure, of which more than $1 billion would be earmarked for dam safety and flood prevention and mitigation. $1.5 billion of the bond would go toward wildfire and forest resilience efforts, and $300 million is earmarked for climate-friendly farming and ranching programs. In a major win for CCA, a request to include $50 million in funding for alternative protein research and development was omitted from the bond bill. For additional details, see the July 8 edition of California Cattleman Weekly or the August edition of the California Cattleman magazine.

2024 CCA Scholarship Applications Now Open 
The application period for the 2024 CCA Scholarships are being accepted now through October 1, 2024. CCA awarded over $49,000 in scholarships to students studying agriculture, although scholarship amounts and quantities vary year to year. Current CCA members (producer, feeder or YCC) that are currently enrolled at a university or college are eligible to apply. Past recipients of her CCA scholarship program may also apply again this year. For a complete list of awards and to download the application visit calcattlemen.org/scholarships. Contact Maureen in the CCA office at maureen@calcattlemen.org with any questions.

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Agriculturalist, cattlewoman, cattleman of the year to be honored at fair Paso Robles Daily News “Lazanoff continues to be involved in the San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen’s Association, serving on its board of directors. He has held all the committee chairs and served as President for two years. He has also served on many California Cattlemen’s Association committees and has been instrumental in getting the next generation of cattlemen involved in the local and state association.” To continue reading, click here.”

Industry News

Fighting wildfire with ‘good fire’: California must return to prescribed burns CalMatters “It has become second nature to scan the horizon for smoke as soon as you leave the house. All ranchers do that almost subconsciously. They fear fire. Uncontrolled fire with high winds. The acrid smell of smoke that begins to grip your nose as you search for the source.” To continue reading, click here.

Veteran Land Management Leader Takes Role as BLM California State Director Bureau of Land Management “Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning today announced that veteran land manager Joe Stout has been named the new BLM California State Director, where he will oversee 15 million acres of public lands and 42 million acres of minerals and energy resources in California, as well as 1.6 million surface acres in northwestern Nevada. Stout will begin his new role on August 11, 2024.” To continue reading, click here.

California’s wildfires are burning far more land so far this year than in 2023 NPR “So far in this year’s California’s wildfire season, about 20 times more acres of land have burned than around this time last year. Since the beginning of the year, there were more than 3,500 wildfires across the state through early July, causing about 207,000 acres of land to burn. Around this time last year, about 10,000 acres had burned. The five-year average of acres burned through mid-July is about 39,000, Cal Fire said last week.” To continue reading, click here.