Ag COVID grants available from state and feds
By Craig W. Anderson The COVID-19 pandemic presented problems for the agriculture community and farmers, ranchers, processors, marketers and various businesses associated with agriculture met the challenges wrought by the […]
COVID prompts employee health and safety action
By Vicky Boyd Since the coronavirus pandemic hit the state in March, state and federal regulations governing employee health and safety as well as COVID-related leave have been coming fast […]
COVID-19 Updates
COVID Vaccine Distribution Those employed in Food and Agriculture are “Frontline Essential Workers” and fall into Phase 1B.San Joaquin County distribution schedules SJ County Vaccine Survey San Joaquin County Public […]
Coronavirus impacts beef industry
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 […]
Winegrapes added to CFAP 2.0 aid package
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 […]
COVID-19 housing program would help county’s ag workers
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 – […]
CFAP commodities eligible for financial relief increased again
By Craig W. Anderson The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program has expanded its list of eligible commodities again, providing more growers who’ve been adversely affected by the COVID pandemic to receive […]
CFAP adds commodities to help more farmers during pandemic
By Craig W. Anderson The $18 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) is helping farmers and ranchers with funding for ag products that suffered setbacks due to the pandemic. […]
COVID-19 puts damper on 2020 YF&R activities
By Vicky Boyd When Donald Drake moved up to chairman of the San Joaquin Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers from treasurer early this year, he had a number […]
COVID-19 has huge impact on dairy industry
What would have been good news in any other year for San Joaquin County dairy farmers in March became less of a blessing and more of a curse as the […]
