THOMPSON JOINED BY SENATOR CHRIS CABALDON FOR ROUNDTABLE IN SUPPORT OF AG COMMUNITY

Woodland, CA - Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) was joined by State Senator Christopher Cabaldon (CA-SD-03) for a roundtable discussion with local farmers, ranchers, processors, and agricultural leaders at the Yolo County Farm Bureau to discuss the challenges facing California's agricultural community and how state and federal leaders can work together to support the industry.

"Our agricultural community is the backbone of our economy and the heart of our rural communities," said Thompson. "Right now, farmers, ranchers, and processors are facing serious challenges and need stronger support from both federal and state leaders. Conversations like this ensure we're hearing directly from the people who feed our country and help us identify how we can better support them and the work they do."

"If you want to see resilience in action, go no farther than a California farm," said Cabaldon. "We have our challenges including climate change, water, sustainability, tariffs, and labor. These are not small things. But as we take these issues on - we 're also breaking economic records like recently passing a $60 billion dollar revenue milestone in our agricultural sector. Things can get tough, but we will meet the challenges as we always do - with California grit, optimism and the world changing innovation we're known for."

Thompson and Cabaldon were joined by over 30 guests, including members of the California Farm Bureau, Sacramento Farm Bureau, Napa Farm Bureau, Yolo Farm Bureau, Solano Farm Bureau, Colusa Farm Bureau, and Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau and ag researchers from UC Davis, almond farmers, grape growers, peach growers, cattle ranchers, ag finance professionals, and others in the ag community.

BACKGROUND

California lost 400 farms in 2025 as growers, ranchers, producers, and processors faced rising operational costs and a shortage of workers largely caused by the President's policies on immigration and his international trade war. These challenges come at a time when the ag community is already facing challenges accessing water and navigating regulations.

A long-time representative of rural ag communities and founder and co-chair of the Congressional Wine Caucus, Rep. Thompson recently introduced the Specialty Crop & Wine Producer Tariff Relief Act, legislation to provide direct support to specialty crop growers and wine producers facing economic losses from tariffs.

Read more about his work for the ag community here.