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"I'm pleased that the USDA is funding Professor Fairbairn's project. In order to support the next generation of agricultural producers, it is critical we gain a better understanding of land acquisition trends, particularly as this relates to land and capital access," said Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley). “I will continue to advocate for these efforts on a federal level, and work to expand opportunities for producers and institutions like UCSC that seek to study these trends.”

Rep. Jimmy Panetta, a Democrat from California, spoke to the tourism and economic vitality that monuments generate as unrivaled landscapes receive ecosystem protections for the future. "I look at these monuments as living postcards we can send to future generations," Panetta said.

What’s on the minds of organic farmers in California’s 20th Congressional District? Newly elected Congressman Jimmy Panetta got some answers to that question and more when he sat down with local farmers and other leaders from the organic agriculture sector this week at OFRF’s Santa Cruz office. The roundtable discussion provided a great opportunity to help ensure the needs of organic farmers are represented in the upcoming Farm Bill, which Panetta will be helping to write as a member of the House Committee on Agriculture.