in courts and hearing rooms Advocating for farmers
California Farm Bureau’s Legal Services Division lawyers and staff made 44 courtroom appearances and testified or participated in 90 regulatory sessions , workshops or legislative hearings on behalf of California agriculture and Farm Bureau members.
Farm Bureau’s legal team attended 2,300 hours of regulatory hearings and meetings , wrote 1,700 pages of briefs , letters and other documents , and reviewed 26,000 pages of legal materials and state and federal legislation . Our legal advocacy before the California Public Utilities Commission, the Legislature and other agencies helped generate tens of millions of dollars in electricity cost savings for agricultural customers. Farm Bureau also joined in several amicus curiae (friend-of-the-court) briefs in state and federal courts addressing environmental and water-rights issues. Our legal team additionally brought successful litigation before the state 3 rd District Court of Appeal , prevailing with a ruling that established a favorable legal precedent for water-quality regulations.
6000 new advocates were brought on to Farm Bureau’s political action network, FarmTeam, to lend their voice to critical issues. FarmTeam members sent 22,729 letters to state lawmakers and agency officials from 23 FarmTeam Alerts , a 23% increase over 2022. FarmPac generated financial contributions from 1,280 donors , an 18% increase over 2022.
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