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April 9th, 2026 Farmers in Nevada County, along with the Nevada County Agriculture Department and UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) have established an Ag Pass Access Program to facilitate crop production and human safety before, during, and after wildfire and other emergencies. Ag Passholders may be permitted into evacuation zones, or other restricted areas, to care for crops and critical infrastructure essential to their operation. Safe access by trained and qualified farm pe

March 3rd, 2026 Budist is excited to announce the call for submissions for the 2025 Harvest Report ! Now in its second year, this statewide report documents the growing season for California’s sungrown farms across seven counties, creating a durable historical record of regional climate, cultivation practices, and terroir. The publication opens with a statewide overview, followed by county sections that place individual farms within their regional context through profiles tha

January 8th, 2026 Upcoming changes to the Nevada County cannabis business tax rates for the 2025/2026 fiscal year (July 1st, 2025 – June 30th, 2026). The rate changes are as follows: Outdoor cultivation will increase from $0.16 / square foot per cycle to $0.17 / square foot per cycle Mixed light – tier 1 cultivation will increase from $0.16 / square foot per cycle to $0.17 / square foot per cycle Mixed light – tier 2 cultivation will increase from $0.33 / square foot per cy

The Annual Water Board Monitoring Reports open 01/01/2026 and are due by 03/01/2026 for the 2025 cultivation year. The Annual Monitoring report can only be completed on the application portal, which you can access by clicking here https://public2.waterboards.ca.gov/SWCGO . More information can be found in the Completing and Submitting the Annual Monitoring PDF by clicking here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tFCq7t0DHkjl76fKv98O18LqoqVKupKDTqcUSPbMyJU/edit?usp=sharing .