By Vicky Boyd The average California farmer or rancher paid $17,299 in property taxes in 2017, the highest average of any state that year, according to the 2017 Census of
By Vicky Boyd The San Joaquin Farm Bureau has endorsed two incumbents and two newcomers for the November general election as well as opposed Proposition 19, which would expand
By Craig W. Anderson The COVID pandemic hit the U.S. meat packing plants, reducing their beef-processing capacity that affected ranchers, supplies, prices and consumers. “There wasn’t a problem with
By Craig W. Anderson Walnuts are an ancient crop, harvested by the Greeks, Romans and English centuries ago and the hardy nut tree keeps on producing today despite extreme summer
By Craig W. Anderson The original round of the federal Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) aid was good news for growers and ranchers whose crops had been adversely affected by the
By Vicky Boyd The San Joaquin Farm Bureau is ramping up efforts to educate county producers about how detrimental Proposition 15 – also referred to as the “split-roll property tax
By Vicky Boyd Despite a $49 million dip in fruit and nut crop values, San Joaquin County’s overall 2019 farmgate worth was $2,617,815,000, a 0.91% increase over the nearly
By Craig W. Anderson San Joaquin County and the San Joaquin Agricultural Commissioner’s Office are actively working on initiating a plan – Housing to Harvest Disaster Relief program –
