In this Issue:

February 4, 2026 Board Meeting Minutes Now Available

Login and view the minutes from the most recent MVCAC Board Meeting.

Conference Survey

We’d love to hear your thoughts on this year’s event — from sessions and speakers, to networking opportunities, exhibits, logistics, and overall experience. Your honest input will help us make the 95th conference even better.

This quick survey should take only 3–5 minutes, and all responses are anonymous. Thank you for taking a few moments to share your perspective — we truly appreciate it!

MVCAC Legislative Days – March 10-11

Hotel Booking Cutoff February 25 – Book Now!

The dedicated Legislative Day 2026 website is now live!

Visit it here - For detailed scheduling info, key messages, sample templates, legislator bios, leave-behind materials, and more

The full agenda is now posted

View it here - Includes the Zoom link for the Spring Committee Meetings on March 11.

Join us for a Legislative Day Training Call

March 4, 2026 at 10am PT

Zoom link is available here.

2026 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!

Chickens are being supplied by Vega Farms

Please return order form by February 28, 2026 Via email or fax to 916-444-7462

Northern and Southern* Region: (Vega Farms)

Pick-up: April, specific date TBD

Location: 6957 East Dixon Ave. Dixon, CA 95620 (same as last year)

Southern Region: (Maust Family Farms)

*As an alternative, Southern California districts have the option of purchasing chickens from Maust Family Farms but will need to coordinate purchasing and pickup directly with Maust. They sell adult chickens to the public at any time. Their contact information is:

13107 East End Ave Chino, CA 91710

(909) 517-3914 | https://maustfamilyfarms.com



Questions: please email or call R’Mani White in Membership at rwhite@amgroup.us or (916) 440-0826 ext 125.

Reminder to Districts - NPDES Reports Due March 1

A reminder that our individual annual reports are due March 1. Reports should be sent to the State Water Resources Control Board (DWQ-PesticidesNPDES@waterboards.ca.gov and copied to mvcac@mvcac.org. The MVCAC NPDES coalition report is underway; any significant abnormalities should be reported to your regional liaison or to Gary Goodman (gwgoodman@fightthebite.net) to pass on to our report writer.