Dairy food chain becomes nightmare in mere days
By Craig W. Anderson Lodi dairyman Hank Van Exel reminisced about the beginning of 2020: “It started out to be the best year ever with a 100 cwt of […]
COVID-19 presents challenges to growers
By Vicky Boyd David Strecker, who grows row crops in the Delta, made his first alfalfa cutting in mid-April and was letting it dry for a week before baling. […]
“We are not all in the same boat…”
By David Strecker, SJFB President I heard that we are all in the same boat, but it’s not like that. We are in the same storm, but not in the […]
Challenges for cherry growers as harvest nears
By Craig W. Anderson 2019 was not, by any measure, a good or even a decent year for the San Joaquin County cherry crop. Due to drought-busting rains, it […]
2020 AgFest becomes virtual show and auction
By Craig W. Anderson The 2020 AgFest seemed doomed by the COVID-19 chaos that ensured the demise of many events around the state. But organizers have found a way […]
Pandemic is trouble for livestock and milk producers
By Vicky Boyd Grocery shelves and refrigerated cases are filling once again as panic buying has subsided and consumers settle into COVID-19 shelter-in-place rules. But the supply chain disruption caused […]
SJ County closes landfills temporarily due to Coronavirus
On March 21, the San Joaquin Public Works Department temporarily shut down public access to the self-haul operations at Lovelace Road Transfer Station and North County Recycling Center and Landfill […]
Prop. 13 rejected but property tax battle not over
By Vicky Boyd Confused by its title, California voters rejected Proposition 13, a March ballot measure that would have allowed the state to issue $15 billion in new school bonds. […]
Farmers feed the world even in a crisis
By David Strecker, SJFB President Have you ever had a nightmare that you are unable to wake up from? COVID-19! As I write this article, there is roughly two weeks […]
Supply chain strong thanks to farmers
ALTHOUGH THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic has brought many everyday activities to a screeching halt and prompted a statewide shelter in place, the show must go on for agriculture. The U.S. Department […]