California Farm Bureau Federation

California Farm Bureau: Setting Policy Through Grassroots Action . Follow #CFB2020ByTheNumbers to see the highlights from our Annual Report. Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/3nM9LkY

California Farm Bureau: Educating the Next Generation . Follow #CFB2020ByTheNumbers to see highlights from our Annual Report. Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/3nM9LkY

California Farm Bureau: Adding to the Value of Membership Follow #CFB2020ByTheNumbers to see highlights from our Annual Report. Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/3nM9LkY

California Farm Bureau Amplifying Farmers' and Ranchers' Voices . Follow #CFB2020ByTheNumbers to see highlights from our Annual Report. Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/3nM9LkY

California Farm Bureau: Assuring Wise Use of Natural Resources . Follow #CFB2020ByTheNumbers to see highlights from our Annual Report. Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/3nM9LkY

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Nearly 230 wildlife species rely on Sacramento Valley rice fields for nourishment and as a rest stop, according to the California Rice Commission, including some 7 million ducks, geese and other waterfowl that migrate along the Pacific Flyway. Our Ag Alert story catches up on this year's migration: https://bit.ly/328xOli

Ask Your PCA gives farmers tips on how to control and combat seasonal pests throughout the year. https://bit.ly/2Rf5Sqc

In the latest From the Fields column from Ag Alert, one farmer talks about planting alfalfa in the Imperial Valley and another describes a test planting of dryland alfalfa--plus a pumpkin-patch owner looks back at the just-concluded season: https://bit.ly/3kWYPzM

Pandemic-related effects have changed both supply of lumber and demand for itsending prices to record highs. Analysts say lumber production slowed due to stay-at-home and social-distancing guidelines affecting mills. At the same time, individuals bought more lumber to work on home repair and expansion projects. Lumber prices have declined sharply since mid-September, but remain higher than previous records set in 2018. Ag Alert story: https://bit.ly/38guN6i

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About halfway through their harvest, California cotton farmers say the market may be stabilizing amid trade challenges, water shortages and market conditions unsettled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the Ag Alert story: https://bit.ly/3oSY6lq

Have you read the latest issue of #AgAlert? This week's edition features a special report on Vegetables. Login to read here: https://bit.ly/3jWVyim

Six years ago today, by a 2-to-1 margin, Californians voted in favor of Proposition 1, a $7.5 billion water bond. "Yet, six years after the bond's passage, the water storage projects that will benefit from Proposition 1 likely remain at least a decade away from becoming operational," CFBF President Jamie Johansson writes in this week's Ag Alert commentary. "It should not take this long to build infrastructure projects in California." Read the full commentary: https://bit.ly/3kXBSw7

The latest edition of #AgAlert is available online now! Login and flip through this week's issue by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3jWVyim

Orange County's wind-driven Silverado Fire left agricultural damage in its wakeand local farmers, including county Farm Bureau President Mark Lopez, say it points out the need for vegetation management, especially grazing. Ag Alert story: https://bit.ly/3k3jNMd Video courtesy Orange County Farm Bureau

Remember to vote today, if you haven't already done so.

If you have already voted, thank you. If not: Today's the day! Here's a reminder of CFBF positions on statewide ballot measures. Find the full Voter Guide at https://bit.ly/31Lk4wP