SJFB committees plan many events
By Andrew Watkins, SJFB President Just as our members are busy with the harvest season upon us, the San Joaquin Farm Bureau is keeping busy as well. Our committees have […]
SJFB summer events continue
By Andrew Watkins, SJFB President Back on July 15, the SJFB Young Farmers and Ranchers hosted their annual fundraiser. The theme of Summer’s Bounty held up to the name. The […]
Full summer of SJFB events!
By Andrew Watkins, SJFB President In July, we at SJFB like to take time to recognize youth in agriculture. Summertime in San Joaquin County is an especially exciting time, AgFest […]
2022 will be an important year
By David Strecker, SJFB President I looked back at my December article from last year. I very easily could have cut and pasted last year’s article. We are facing an […]
Gearing up for the 2022 election!
By David Strecker Last month I asked all to pray for rain. Well our prayers have been answered. The south end of Roberts island received just over 3 inches of […]
I wish I had better news to share
By David Strecker, SJFB President October of 2021 is quite possibly the hardest article I have had to write. I wish I had better news to report on. The recall […]
Vote “Yes” to recall Gov. Newsom
By David Strecker, SJFB President It was 18 years ago that the state of California had a recall election, of then Gov. Gray Davis. That election resulted in the election […]
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 […]
In-person events coming back!
By David Strecker, SJFB President This past June saw the return of the San Joaquin AgFest, Junior Show and Auction. Due to COVID, 2020’s show was entirely online with no […]
An uphill battle for water storage
By David Strecker, SJFB President Over the past month, every conversation I had seemed to lead to the discussion of water. After spending the past year dealing with COVID-19, our […]
