Kings County Farm Bureau

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We're recognizing platinum-level sponsor Farm Credit West @farmcreditwest for this week's Friend of Farm Bureau Friday. This member-owned cooperative has 100 years of experience providing financial services to farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses. Farm Credit West is part of the 100-year old Farm Credit system the largest provider of credit to American agriculture. Thank you, Farm Credit West, for partnering with us in support of Kings County ag! #ffbf #friendoffarmbureaufriday #kingscountyag

Today, KCFB is hosting behavioral threat assessment training, designed to teach law enforcement and employers in other industries to recognize potentially violent individuals and ward off the threat before an attack occurs. Thanks to @needham_ag_services for sponsoring this event and the attendees and presenters for helping to make our community a safer place for all. #kcfbworkingforyou #kingscountyag

We're encouraging our members to provide input on the state’s commitment to conserve 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030 and accelerate nature-based solutions to address climate change. All meetings are open to the public and will be accessible through Zoom, a phone dial-in option and on YouTube. Click here for more on the measure and for registration links for the nine seminar options: https://resources.ca.gov/I/Expanding-Nature-Based-Solutions

For today's Friend of Farm Bureau Friday, we're recognizing diamond-level sponsor Zenith, the premier specialist in workers’ compensation nationally, and a leader in property and casualty insurance for the California agriculture industry. Their people-first approach helps keep your business and your employees safe and productive. Thank you, Zenith, for your generous support of KCFB! #ffbf #FriendofFarmBureauFriday #kingscountyag

Kings County Farm Bureau wishes you and your loved ones a blessed Easter!

On this Friend of Farm Bureau Friday, we're thanking diamond-level sponsor Nationwide for partnering with us in support of Valley farmers. As the #1 farm and ranch insurer, Nationwide can help protect your farm with a tailored policy that combines various coverage options into one convenient package. Like Farm Bureau, they are here to protect you and your farm. Thanks, @nationwide, for your generous support of KCFB! #ffbf #FriendofFarmBureauFriday #kingscountyag

KCFB is partnering with Tulare County Farm Bureau and Madera County Farm Bureau to bring you a virtual webinar on puffer technology (insect mating disruption strategy) used in specialty crop orchards. Join us on April 29 for a live webinar with the growers featured in our first virtual farm demonstration. This webinar will be the first in a series brought to you by the Valley Farm Bureau Specialty crop Hub and Rural Education (S.H.A.R.E) program. Give the Valley Farm Bureau SHARE page a "like" for info on upcoming events, and register for the April 29 workshop at www.VFBSHARE.org. #kcfbworkingforyou #kingscountyag #vfbshare

We're honored to have Senator Melissa Hurtado at the KCFB office for a round table discussion with our board of directors and community members about issues affecting the Central Valley. We're discussing water, the important role Valley ag plays in the nation's overall security, and how we can get our voices heard in Sacramento and D.C. Thank you, @senmelissahurtado, for taking the time to sit down with your constituents, hear our concerns, and brainstorm how we can work together for the good of our community. We'll have more on today's meeting in the April issue of "Farm Life." #kcfbworkingforyou #kingscountyag

For this week's Friend of Farm Bureau Friday, we'd like to introduce our new platinum level sponsor, Duarte Nursery, Inc. @duartenurseryinc Family owned and operated, Duarte Nursery is the largest permanent crops nursery in the U.S. They pride themselves on a history of innovative products and exceptional customer service. Contact them about planting grapevines, almonds, pistachios and walnuts, and do business with a company that supports Farm Bureau. #ffbf #FriendofFarmBureauFriday #kingscountyag

Here at KCFB, we're grateful every day for the farmers who put food on our tables and our members who allow us to support the ag industry's essential work. In honor of National Ag Day, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to our Kings County farmers for doing what you do. #agday21 #kingscountyag #kcfbworkingforyou

On this Friend of Farm Bureau Friday, we want to recognize Adventist Health @adventisthealth and thank them for partnering with us in support of local agriculture. The Kings County community is lucky to have access to their hospital in Hanford. We salute Kings County's healthcare workers! #FFBF #FriendofFarmBureauFriday #kingscountyag

It's part 3 of our silver-level sponsor Friends of Farm Bureau Friday. These featured Friends of Farm Bureau help provide the financial support our organization needs to educate the community about the importance of agriculture in their everyday lives. Please support the businesses that support Farm Bureau. @sce @summerhillgoatdairy @swseedco @TrinkleAgFlying #ffbf #FriendofFarmBureauFriday #kingscountyag

Have you read the March issue of KCFB's monthly newspaper, "Farm Life?" If not, you can check it out on our website.

We're thanking our silver-level sponsors part 2 on this Friend of Farm Bureau Friday. We're grateful to these businesses for supporting Farm Bureau so that we can support you, our valued members. @olam_international @PacificAgInsurance @QualityMachineryCenter1980 @RainforRentAG #ffbf #FriendofFarmBureauFriday #kingscountyag

As part of our commitment to ag education, KCFB awards $1,000 scholarships to eligible graduating seniors planning to pursue a career in agriculture. We'll be accepting applications from the class of 2021 through March 9. Please visit our website for requirements and application instructions. #kcfbworkingforyou #KCFB

Would you be able to recognize a potentially violent employee in your workplace? This awareness course can teach you how to manage the risk of violence at work and recognize threats before they become dangerous. Call the office at (559) 584-3557 or email [email protected] to register for this April 14 class. Spots are limited so register now. #kcfbworkingforyou #kingscountyag

Bee hives are amongst the many pieces of farm property that can be protected with SmartWater CSI. Our Friend of Farm Bureau @jphoneyfarms uses SmartWater to deter would-be thieves from stealing their hives. Call our office to hear how @smartwatercsi can help keep your valuable property safe. #kcfbworkingforyou #kcfb #kingscountyag #smartwatercsi

KCFB is offering these free signs to our members to be distributed on a first come, first served basis. Ag thefts are on the rise throughout the county, and we want to do what we can to help keep your property safe. Please stop by the office, 870 Greenfield Ave. in Hanford, and pick up what you need. #kcfb #kcfbworkingforyou #kingscountyag

As part of our commitment to supporting our members and helping keep you and your employees safe during the pandemic, KCFB is giving away PPE to those who need it. Please call our office at (559) 584-3557 to arrange a time to pick up what you need. #kcfbworkingforyou #freeppe

It's Farm Bureau Friday, so we're giving a big shout-out to Torrent Resources as one of our newest sponsors. Visit their page and give them a like. Welcome, Torrent Resources, to the #farmbureaufamily. Torrent Resources is a full service stormwater solutions provider, specializing in stormwater infiltration. Their success has been recognized at local, state and federal levels. The MaxWell Type IV and MaxWell Plus drywell systems are the industry standard stormwater BMPs for deep infiltration. The company has installed more than 75,000 of these systems in Arizona and California! #ffbf #friendoffarmbureaufriday #friendoffarmbureau #farmbureaustrong #farmbureauproud

In this month's issue of Farm Life, we highlight Farm Bureau successes in 2020 amidst an otherwise tumultuous year. ~~~~~~~The full paper can be found at www.kcfb.org ~~~~~~~ Interested in receiving Farm Life each month?! Call Paula at (559) 584-3557. ... #kingscountyfarmbureaufarmlife #farmlife #farmbureau2020

We haven’t done CFBF delegate session like this before! President Brian Medeiros and Jon Garcia sit with Dusty during policy deliberations and votes. Every year we’re at a big convention center somewhere around the state together with farm & ranch delegates representing their counties, deciding on policies that will guide our state and national organizations for the following year. As with all things 2020, we’re joining virtually at our office over video conference. It’s no...t at all the same but know that Kings County farmers are proudly represented. #farmbureaustrong #delegatesession #farmbureauannualmeeting #farmbureaufamily #farmbureaupolicy #cfbfAM2020

"WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For the first time in Gallup's 20 years of tracking Americans' views of various business and industry sectors, farming and agriculture is the clear leader...Farming and agriculture was already among the top-rated industries before 2020, but it has now moved to No. 1 with a 69% positive rating -- an 11-percentage-point increase."

It's Friend of Farm Bureau Friday and we're very pleased to welcome Needham Ag Services as our newest sponsor! Needham Ag Services provide professional help with tree and vine sales, soil amendments, and so much more. Call Ed Needham today at (559) 977-7282! #ffbf #friendoffarmbureaufriday

This year's Holiday Membership Drive was such a success that we had to stop a day early! We owe a big thank you to the Directors that volunteered their time, stepped out of their comfort zone, and made calls for KCFB. And a bigger thank you to everyone that signed up this week! Santa Dusty and Paula, the elf, wish all of you the happiest of holidays. #farmbureaumembershipdrive #farmbureauholidays #farmbureauproud #farmbureaubenefits #farmbureau #kingscounty #kingscountyfarms #happyholidays