Today’s annual CRC Grower Meetings in Colusa and Yuba City covered many important subjects, including legislation, trade and water.
Here’s a link to all of the PowerPoint presentations from the presenters.
There are more industry events and meetings during this busy winter season. Here’s a link to our industry calendar, to keep you up to date on the schedule.
Photo: Louie Brown of Kahn, Soares & Conway provides an update on state legislative issues.
By Tyson Redpath, The Russell Group
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced rice as a commodity eligible for a flat-rate payment of $15 per acre under the latest round of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program funding. The per acre payment will be made based on eligible 2020 acres.
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Farmers know that Proposition 15 is bad for agriculture. Land may be exempted from the initiative that will roll back the 1978 Proposition 13 property tax restrictions, but improvements are not. This includes shops, dryers, orchards and vineyards along with irrigation and other improvements. While that may mean something to Ag, urban voters are more focused on energy.
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University of California Cooperative Extension Sutter-Yuba-Colusa is holding a series of webinars this month and October, to provide research updates on some of the major crops in the Sacramento Valley. The classes are relevant to growers throughout California and are primarily focused on pest management and pesticide safety.
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