April Ag Report: Farm City Breakfast Recap, Legislative Updates, and More!

Nicole, host of Arizona Agriculture Connection, gives many thanks to attendees, sponsors, members, speakers, and elected officials for a successful Farm City Breakfast celebrating National Ag Week and National Ag Day. She notes a stakeholder meeting with the Maricopa County Flood Control Division and requests input on concerns to inform the department’s 2026 management plan and priorities. The next event is an April 14, 5:00 PM hybrid fraud prevention seminar with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department, with details on maricopacountyfb.org. The legislative session has slowed after committee deadlines, and the update highlights progress on several agriculture-related bills, including continuation of the State Lands Department, irrigation and groundwater credits, salt cedar mitigation funding, continuation of the Arizona Beef Council, ADOT posting requirements on Salt River horse herd management, and funding for UA Cooperative Extension. Applications are open for agriculture literacy grants and scholarships with deadlines this month.Learn more at maricopacountyfb.org.