California State Senate Greenlights Jerry McNerney’s Bill to Help Farmers and Winegrape Growers

Last week, the California Senate unanimously approved Senator Jerry McNerney’s SB 279, which is designed to benefit farmers and winegrape growers by allowing them to compost large amounts of green waste onsite — now that California has banned nearly all agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley.

“With the banning of agricultural burning, California farmers and winegrape growers now must ship their green waste to large composting facilities, often hundreds of miles away at great expense,” said Sen. McNerney, D-Pleasanton, who is a member of the Senate Agricultural Committee. “SB 279 will provide California farms and vineyards with a more affordable alternative that is also good for the environment — the ability to compost large amounts of green waste onsite.”

SB 279 would also benefit community composting programs, urban farms, and school farms by allowing them to compost larger amounts of green waste onsite. 

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