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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
