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Small farmers and Punjabi American growers urge more outreach, financial assistance and transition planning under SGMA
Summary
Representatives of the Punjabi American Growers Group and the UC Davis Small Farm Water Justice Clinic told the committee that limited outreach, translation gaps and scarce implementation funding have left many small growers unprepared for allocations and potential land‑use transitions under SGMA.
At the Senate hearing, Arshdeep (Arjdeep in transcript) Singh, president of the Punjabi American Growers Group, described how many family growers in the San Joaquin and Central Valley learned about SGMA late and said outreach in Punjabi and other languages was insufficient during plan formation and early implementation.
Singh said many small growers planted permanent crops (for example, pistachios and almonds) after receiving bank financing during the late 2010s, then…
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