California food and agriculture representatives will head to Capitol Hill on July 24
Farmers, ranchers, producers and growers will advocate to their members of Congress for swift passage of USMCA.
On Wednesday, July 24, farmers, ranchers, producers and growers representing various California food and agriculture products will fly in to Washington, D.C., to advocate to their members of Congress for swift passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said. IDFA, California Farm Bureau, the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and California Dairies Inc. coordinated the day of advocacy.
“California food and ag is coming to Washington to make a strong appeal to our elected representatives for swift passage of the USMCA,” said Jamie Johansson, president, California Farm Bureau Federation. “With our livelihoods at stake due to uncertainty in export markets and an unclear path for USMCA in Congress, it is essential that we appeal directly to each member of the California delegation. We will ask them to share our message with Speaker Pelosi: ‘Please pass USMCA now—our livelihoods depend on it.’”