Financial and insurance industries adjust to help ag through pandemic
By Craig W. Anderson The financial and insurance industries didn’t escape the negative effects of the COVID pandemic. But each hammered out solutions that kept them in touch with their […]
Ag Crime Report August 11, 2021 – September 7, 2021
AGNET Task Force 7000 Michael Canlis Blvd. French Camp, CA 95231 209-468-4425 Fax 209-468-4380 August 11, 2021-September 7, 2021 ARSON / SUSPICIOUS FIRE No Arson or Suspicious Fires Reported […]
SJFB Job Opening: Program Director
Program Director Job Description
State absent on water storage
By David Strecker, SJFB President Just a few years ago, California faced a several-year drought that led to many of the most senior water right holders in the state losing […]
State cutting off water supply to thousands of farmers
By Vicky Boyd As part of a state drought emergency, the State Water Board has begun steps to halt water diversions by about 4,300 junior water rights holders within the […]
Agriculture drives water efficiency technology
By Vicky Boyd As water and labor supplies grow increasingly tight, many water users have turned to technology to help make more efficient use of what they have but not […]
U.S. Supreme Court favors landowners in union access ruling
By Vicky Boyd The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of two California farming operations that had fought a 1975 state rule allowing union organizers on their property to […]
New resource tool helps ranchers with drought decisions
By Craig W. Anderson With the arrival of latest moderate to exceptional drought, the University of California Cooperative Extension has notified ranchers of a new drought decision – support tool […]
SJFB, Delta College create intern program
By Craig W. Anderson LAST SUMMER, San Joaquin Farm Bureau and San Joaquin Delta College both thought it was time to discuss and then put into action a student intern […]
Labor issues force producers to explore technology options
By Vicky Boyd As labor availability continues to tighten and costs climb ever higher, growers are increasingly looking to mechanization and automation to offset manpower. And their challenges haven’t been […]
