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Disaster relief needed to help ag producers

| Posted in In the News

The state of California is the fifth largest supplier of food in the world and accounts for 12.5% of the nation's agricultural production. However, recent natural disasters and extreme weather have put California’s farmers' ability to grow food and the security of our nation’s food supply at risk.

Congressman Valadao Introduces Supplemental Appropriations Bill to Assist Ag Producers Impacted by Natural Disasters

| Posted in Press Releases

Today, Reps. David G. Valadao (CA-22) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced the Agriculture Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. The bill provides an additional $14 billion to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assist agriculture producers impacted by losses caused by natural disasters in 2023.