SAN JOAQUIN FARM BUREAU
Meeting Today’s Challenges...Planning For Tomorrow
Farmers get stuff done. We are here to advocate for your rights and represent you in San Joaquin County and the State of California. This website is updated regularly with news and information you need to know about. As a member, you’ll be notified about issues that affect all of us as soon as they happen. Plus, you’ll get access to discounts, webinars, newsletters, networking events and more!

2025 Annual Farm Center Meetings
We are excited to announce that it is time for our 2025 Annual Farm Center Meetings. Attending your Farm Center Meeting is a great way to connect with fellow members in your area as well as hear rural crimes updates from the AGNET detectives, updates from SJFB staff and have a chance to mingle with elected officials. Each farm center is represented at the county Farm Bureau based on membership within each center. Farm Center Directors are elected at these meetings to serve on the SJFB Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 year. Call the SJFB office, (209) 931-4931, to RSVP for your respective meeting!
SJFB Foundation for Ag Education
Wine Tasting Fundraiser
We are excited to announce that the SJFB Foundation for Agricultural Education will be hosting their annual Wine Tasting fundraiser on Wednesday, March 26th at the Robert J. Cabral Ag Center! As always, it is a wonderful night showcasing local wineries, breweries and restaurants in San Joaquin County while fundraising to further ag education. This event always sells out, so be sure to purchase your tickets before it’s too late! To learn more about the event or to reserve your tickets and/or sponsorship, scan the QR code. For further details about the event, you can contact ageducation@sjfb.org, or you can call the SJFB Office, (209) 931-4931.


Agri-Bee Competition
The Agri-Bee Competition is a FREE oral spelling bee, using agriculturally related words, for 4th & 5th grade students in San Joaquin County. The procedure is much like a standard spelling bee, with one major difference – each word must be properly defined & spelled.
This competition will be held sometime in the 2025 Fall Semester at the Robert J. Cabral Agricultural Center. The Agri-Bee Competition promotes agriculture education & gives students a rewarding opportunity to learn about California agriculture. Prizes will be awarded to the finalists. The competition will be open to the first 25 students to register.
SJFB NEWS

SJ County harvest outlook impacted by high input costs
By Craig W. Anderson As 2024 grinds to a finish, members of the San Joaquin Farm Bureau reflect on the nearly completed year of agriculture, looking into the past and

Detector dogs sniffs out ag contraband in packages
By Vicky Boyd A relatively new San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner Office employee, Waylon, has a nose for agricultural contraband and has been described as “one of the bestest ag
Planning for tomorrow
By Les Strojan, SJFB President With most of our crops in and the election over, it’s time to pause, take stock of our operations and with new information we now