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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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California farmworkers suffered a wave of job losses during the past few years as work in the state’s winegrape vineyards dried up amid a yearslong market slump. Since 2023, declining wine consumption left growers with an oversupply of grapes, forcing many to sell their fruit at a loss or watch it rot on the vines. To limit their losses, growers cut back on labor and other costs, and vineyard owners removed an estimated one-quarter of the state’s winegrape acreage.
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California’s water year will be shaped by the arrival of El Niño, a climate pattern that raises the likelihood of intense precipitation and flooding in the coming months. Experts call the upcoming system a super El Niño. A National Weather Service report in August said there’s a 69% chance its strength would exceed that of previous El Niño events dating back to 1950.
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Long before Larry Balma was tending avocado trees in San Diego County, he helped transform the sport of skateboarding. In many ways, his career has mirrored the evolution of skateboarding, both undergoing continual reinvention. “When I tell people about my life, they go, ‘Oh, my God, how many lives has he lived here?’” he said. “Between climbing telephone poles to fishing to manufacturing in several different industries and now, a farmer.”
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Rachel Boring grew up on a Georgia farm but never saw farming as her future. Instead, she spent years studying contemporary ballet and building a dance career. Then an injury forced her to change direction. She moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, joined an organic farm work program and signed up to pick blueberries on a farm in Sonoma County. Nearby—and for sale—was a historic 89-acre property south of Sebastopol that she described as “a diamond in the rough.”
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