Jim Costa: “The main reasons for fewer workers was No. 1, immigration, and the COVID pandemic.”

The challenges of coming together with local, state, and Federal policy to ensure that agriculture remains what it is, which is a national security issue.

I think we all pray that we can come together on a farm bill before the end of the year.

The goals of the program are to restore and maintain endangered fish populations on the San Joaquin River and to reduce the adverse water supply impact on the Friant Division contractors.

I think that farmers, ranchers, dairymen and -women are critical in so many different ways, but they are also stewards of the environment.