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Being part of the California Farm Bureau means adding to the combined strength of a membership that includes more than 26,000 farmers, ranchers and families throughout the agricultural community. Together, we work tirelessly to advocate and protect the future and quality of life for all California farmers and ranchers.
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The Natural Resources Conservation Service announced last week that the draft list of payment scenarios for the tricolored blackbird Regional Conservation Partnership Program omits silage delay as an option for program participants this year. Delaying harvest of silage crops is the primary scenario used to compensate landowners impacted by nesting tricolored blackbirds, typically providing payments ranging from $700 to $1,100 per acre. The closest remaining option on the draft list is “delayed mowing on hay fields,” which provides $200 per acre.
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A global downturn in wine consumption in recent years left California with a persistent oversupply of grapes. However, while wine sales continued to decline last year, the recent widespread removal of vineyards could help the market reach equilibrium in the near future, according to experts. California’s grape-growing regions saw “an explosion” of vineyard removals during the past two years, Jeff Bitter, president of the grower-owned marketing group Allied Grape Growers, said last month at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium in Sacramento.
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They’re hardworking helpers, tackling the tough tasks that come with life on farms and ranches. They’re also loyal companions, bringing happiness—and often a bit of mischief—to daily rural living. These are the tail-wagging champions of the California Farm Bureau’s 2025 Farm Dog of the Year contest.
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When Nathan Hutchison was 9 years old, starting a business was the last thing on his mind. The young bird enthusiast just wanted to raise a few backyard chickens. But what began as a childhood hobby grew into Nate’s Chicks—a thriving, solar-powered poultry operation in Madera County with more than 600 chickens and customers statewide.
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