Issues Watch

CANGC is making a difference for members on these major nursery issues across the state:

  • South Carolina Phytophthora ramorum host and HAP plant ban—REGULATION WITHDRAWN BY SOUTH CAROLINA
  • Water supply and infrastructure proposals: CANGC ENDORSES WATER BOND MEASURE
  • Central Coast Water Quality Control Board proposed agricultural order on runoff water pollution—WATSONVILLE WORKSHOP SET FOR JULY 8: Download notice below
  • Light Brown Apple Moth Quarantine—BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES PERMIT SPOT TREATMENTS
  • European Grapevine Moth Quarantine—RAPID SPREAD OF PEST TRIGGERS NURSERY QUARANTINES
  • Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine and huanglongbing disease of citrus—CANGC and CCNS COOPERATE TO SHAPE NEW FEDERAL ORDER FOR ACP, HLB, AND CITRUS CANKER
  • DPR registration of Midas (Methyl Iodide) soil fumigant—DPR ANNOUNCES INTENT TO REGISTER MIDAS. SPECIAL HEARING JUNE 17 BEFORE CA SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE.
  • State funding crisis impact on CDFA pest exclusion and quarantine programs—WORKING WITH BROAD AGRICULTURAL COALITION ON STRUCTURAL FIXES
  • Agricultural labor, I-9 audits, and immigration—GROWERS SUMMIT FACT FINDING PROVIDES ACTION ROADMAP
  • Research efforts with benefits to nurseries—CANERS GRANTS TOTAL $65,000
  • Holding the line on nursery license and acreage fees
  • Local landscape watering ordinances

Members seeking regular updates, progress reports, or help on these or any other issues that affect nurseries and garden centers should contact:

Chris Zanobini at (916) 928-3900 or chris@cgfa.org to be added to task force contact lists.

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