San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau

Today's winning number for the 2020 Sportsmen Raffle Calendar is #2. Congratulations to Kory McJunkins who purchased the lucky calendar! Today's prize is a Remington Model 7 .223 Camo Stock from Four Seasons Outfitters in San Luis Obispo, a $600 value! Our next drawing (and last of 2020) will be December 23, 2020. Thanks to all of our sponsors: Ted Hamm Insurance, Farm Supply Company, JB Dewar Inc., Santa Margarita Feed, 777 Auction Company, 777 Tractor & Equipment Sales, California Custom Trailers & Powersports, Don Clark Trucking, Umpqua Bank, Farm Credit West, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Bitterwater Outfitters, Duarte Nursery, Margarita Adventures, Pomar Junction Vineyard, Temblor Mountain Pack Train, Hearst Ranch Beef, and Negranti Construction.

Prop 19 Is Coming Soon: Know How It Could Impact Estate Planning For Your Farm & Ranch When: Monday, December 14, 2020 at 1:00pm Pacific (recording will also be posted to Facebook later) What: Free webinar for Farm Bureau members (and future members) on Proposition 19. Speakers include: SLO County Assessor Tom Bordonaro; Joe Benson, Attorney with Carmel & Naccasha LLP in San Luis Obispo; and Paul Clark, Attorney at Law in Paso Robles.... Where: Webinar via Zoom. Registration is required: https://zoom.us/.../tJYqdOCqrT8uHdTKk8p6CzTsudeRoi4G-bsS Background on Prop 19: Proposition 19 passed in the Nov. 2020 election 51% to 49%. Starting February 16, 2021, Prop 19 creates significant property tax changes for California property owners: (A) severely limits the conditions under which property owners can transfer California residential and/or commercial real property to their children/grandchildren without triggering a property tax reassessment; and (B) expands the ability of certain persons to preserve and transfer the assessed value of their primary residence to a replacement primary residence. In the past, parents could transfer certain real property to children without a property tax reassessment. Prop 19 could negatively impact parents' ability to pass along the family farm and ranch to children. For questions on the event, email [email protected] or call the Farm Bureau office at 805-543-3654

2021 SPORTSMEN RAFFLE CALENDAR NOW FOR SALE! San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau will sell 240 calendars to the public for $120 each between now and January 12, 2021. The calendar will serve as entrance to our monthly raffle throughout 2021, where we will draw two prizes each month, including 17 firearms and 7 outdoors prize packages. That’s 24 prizes with a combined value of $13,677 and a 1 in 10 chance of winning! Thanks to your support, this is our only fundraiser of the year. Click the link below to learn more! http://www.slofarmbureau.org//2021-sportsmen-raffle-calend

Our October 28th winning number for the 2020 Sportsmen Raffle Calendar is #48. Congratulations to Steve Arnold who purchased the lucky calendar! Today's prize is a $300 gift card to Recreational Equipment, Inc (REI)! This prize is courtesy of Sarah Kramer at Umpqua Bank. Our next drawing will be November 11. Thanks to all of our sponsors: Ted Hamm Insurance, Farm Supply Company, JB Dewar Inc., Santa Margarita Feed, 777 Auction Company, 777 Tractor & Equipment Sales, California Custom Trailers & Power Sports, Inc., Don Clark Trucking, Umpqua Bank, Farm Credit West, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Bitterwater Outfitters, Duarte Nursery, Margarita Adventures, Pomar Junction Vineyard, Temblor Mountain Pack Train, Hearst Ranch Beef, and Negranti Construction.

The Governor's new Regional Stay-at-Home Order has been triggered for SLO County by our region's ICU capacity falling below 15 percent (currently about 10.3%). While most agriculture operations are classified as essential and continue to operate, wineries are now closed and many other businesses are impacted. We will be locked down for the next 3 weeks. California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) has info on state and federal assistance for businesses.

Vote No on Prop 15! Thank you CalCoastNews and Paso Robles Daily News for including our Prop 15 editorials in their election coverage. https://pasoroblesdailynews.com/opinion-slo-farm-bureau-//

New COVID restrictions for SLO County will take effect if the Southern California region's ICU capacity drops below 15 percent (currently at 20 percent).

Another beautiful weekend on the Central Coast!

Just like every year in California, higher taxes are on the ballot. Your vote is crucial to stop Prop 15, the $11.5 billion dollar property tax hike. Vote #NOonProp15

Vote no on Prop 15! Thank you Arroyo Grande farmer Tom Ikeda of Ikeda Bros. and Pismo Oceano Vegetable Exchange, San Luis Obispo County Assessor Tom Bordonaro, San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen's Association President Anthony Stornetta, South County Chambers & Regional Center President/CEO Jocelyn Brennan, and San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Jim Dantona Jr. for helping explain the impacts of Proposition 15 on our local farms, ranches and businesses. You can read the SLO County Assessor’s Prop 15 Impact Report here: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov//PROPOSITION-15-IMPACT-REPORT

Support SLO County FFA and 4-H student scholarships and our CWA San Luis Obispo County volunteers by purchasing a raffle ticket before October 21. The prize was actually purchased from two students earlier this year, a full circle of local ag support! Templeton FFA I Support SLO County 4H and FFA San Luis Obispo FFA Atascadero FFA Boosters Morro Bay FFA San Luis Obispo County 4-H Paso Robles FFA Paso Robles FFA Boosters

Our October 14th winning number for the 2020 Sportsmen Raffle Calendar is #215. Congratulations to Clay White who purchased the lucky calendar! Today's prize is a Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO from 4 Seasons Outfitters in San Luis Obispo,a $450 value. Our next drawing will be October 28, 2020. Thanks to all of our sponsors: Ted Hamm Insurance, Farm Supply Company, JB Dewar Inc., Santa Margarita Feed, 777 Auction Company, 777 Tractor & Equipment Sales, California Custom Trailers & Power Sports, Inc., Don Clark Trucking, Umpqua Bank, Farm Credit West, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Bitterwater Outfitters, Duarte Nursery, Margarita Adventures, Pomar Junction Vineyard, Temblor Mountain Pack Train, Hearst Ranch Beef, and Negranti Construction.

San Luis Obispo County agriculture is all about people and community. It's easy to forget that at Farm Bureau with all the challenging policy issues and regulations we deal with. After giving a talk about our county’s farming and ranching industry at the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo back in August, Farm Bureau Executive Director Brent Burchett received an email from Frank Ricceri, manager of Growing Grounds Farm & Nursery, San Luis Obispo, inviting us to take a tour of thei...r interesting non-profit agricultural operation benefiting people with mental illness. Growing Grounds is one of three social enterprises managed by Transitions - Mental Health Association. Their work is impressive. Established over 35 years ago, Growing Grounds is a nonprofit wholesale nursery that provides therapeutic horticulture, socialization opportunities, paid employment, and soft job skills training for adults with severe and persistent mental illness. At the Nursery, they balance a traditional business model providing employment opportunities in a near-competitive environment with the delivery of critically needed social services. Their goal is to grow a large selection of quality plants while providing an empowering environment where employees progress on their path towards recovery. Employees earn minimum wage and work between 1.5 and 4 hour shifts. In order to be a paid employee, you need to have an open case with San Luis Obispo County Mental Health, and then be referred to the farm for an interview. You can learn more at growinggroundsfarm.org Every Tuesday, from 11am-4pm at 3740 Orcutt Road in SLO, you can purchase quality plants at wholesale prices and benefit a local non-profit doing great work. You can see a list of what plants they have available (there’s a large selection) on their website. We owe a big thank you to Frank Ricceri, TMHA’s Community Engagement Director Michael Kaplan, clients, and other staff who welcomed us! Also thanks to all of the nurseries carrying their plants: Adelaide Floral and Kid Corner in Templeton Ca, Avila Valley Barn, Fruit Trees Online, Birchwood Nipomo, Cambria Nursery and Florist, Cherry Lane Nursery Daylight Home, Lighting and Patio in San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles, Farm Supply Company, Finley Family Nursery, Growing Grounds Downtown, Los Osos Valley Nursery, Miner's Ace Hardware, Moore’s Western Nursery, Nature's Touch Nursery & Harvest, Pismo Bob's & Pismo Garden Art, RONS in Grover Beach, Spellbound Herbs, and more. It was a great visit, and we got a renewed appreciation for the people who make SLO County agriculture a special part of our community!

Since 1922, our Farm Bureau has persevered through droughts, wars, wildfires, and now a pandemic. The drive-in format for our 98th Annual San Luis Obispo County Meeting of Members held on October 3 wasn’t how we like to get together, but we made the best of it! It was unseasonably hot for Edna Valley, 101 degrees with bad air quality, and our Farm Bureau members still showed up. Thank you to our hosts the Wilson Family and Greengate Ranch & Vineyard. Thanks to our meeting sp...onsors Nationwide and Farm Credit West. We had a great southern-inspired lunch catered by SLO Provisions, incredible audio services from Bill Gaines Audio, and awesome photography from Maureen LaGrande! Congratulations to our 2020 Award Winners: Agriculturalist of the Year Jerry Rutiz Business of the Year Negranti Creamery Farm Bureau Freddy Award Jeff Buckingham Heritage Award Charlie Whitney

San Luis Obispo County grape growers: Do you need smoke taint testing? Farm Bureau member Twin Arbor Analytical is here to help! Paso Robles Wine Independent Grape Growers of Paso Robles Area SLO Coast Wine

VIDEO: October 8th San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau Candidate Forum - Thank you to all the candidates who participated, Caldwell for Congress 2020, Jordan Cunningham for Assembly, John Laird for Senate and Vicki4Senate. Live streaming on Facebook was not working earlier, so here is the recorded video. Please remember to vote!

Watch our Farm Bureau Candidate Forum live on Facebook tomorrow! Our lineup includes: 11:30am - Andy Caldwell, Candidate for U.S. Congress 11:45am - Jordan Cunningham, Candidate for State Assembly 12:00pm - 1:00pm - John Laird and Vicki Nohrden, Candidates for State Senate... To ask the candidates questions, participate by Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/95884854746 Thank you Caldwell for Congress 2020, Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, John Laird for Senate, and Vicki4Senate for participating. All candidates were invited to participate. Salud Carbajal, Candidate for U.S. Congress, declined to participate. No response was received from Dawn Addis, Candidate for State Assembly.

"Although Proposition 15 states there is no change to tax laws affecting agriculture, the exact opposite is true. Dairies, wineries, feedlots, barns, methane digesters and even mature fruit and nut trees will be subject to big tax increases." - Tom Bordonaro, San Luis Obispo County Assessor. #NoOnProp15 Read the 11-page report here: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov//PROPOSITION-15-IMPACT-REPORT.

San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau was proud to join Dr. Penny Borenstein and County Staff today to announce a new resource to help agricultural workers prevent the spread of COVID-19 called Housing for the Harvest. The County of San Luis Obispo in partnership with the State of California is providing services to farmworkers and food processing workers who need assistance with isolation and quarantine from COVID-19. If you are a farmworker or food processing worker who has COVID-19 or has been around someone who has COVID-19 you may be able to receive isolation or quarantine support. For more information please visit: https://www.emergencyslo.org/en/housing-for-the-harvest.aspx or call 805-781-1061.

Here is California Farm Bureau's stance on this year's measures. Don't forget to vote! https://www.cfbf.com/CFBF_Voter_Guide.pdf