SJFB News January 2024

January 2024

farmbureaunews Meeting today’s challenges.

Planning for tomorrow.

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Vol. 109 No. 1

SJ county continues Community angry over fight on rural crime lack of notice from TOP STORY

PG&E over power line

Attendees of a recent community meeting in Lodi look at maps of the preferred alternative route for PG&E’s proposed 230-kilovolt high-voltage power line.

By Vicky Boyd PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC’S plan

to build a new high-voltage line from Lockeford to Lodi has angered residents and growers along

the proposed route who vented their concerns during a recent community meeting. The project, originally proposed in 2015, also See PG&E, page 8

DAVE SIMPSON and his wife, Sandy, were in New Mexico visiting their son in August when the alarm company called about a motion detector being tripped in his shop.

Since he had had false alarms in the past and didn’t want to incur a false alarm charge, Simpson said he told the alarm company to disregard it.

In hindsight, Simpson – who grows winegrapes near Lodi – said he should have had the alarm company check his house because burglary suspects had actually tripped the alarm when they broke into his shop. They ended up stealing tools, equipment, an all-terrain vehicle, guns, jewelry and more.

In talking to San Joaquin County Sheriff ’s Office Ag

San Joaquin County’s Agricultural, Gangs and Narcotics Enforcement Team or AGNET is one of the largest ag-specific county law enforcement units in the state.

Detective Andres Lopez who came to investigate, Simpson said it appeared the suspects shut off the power from the

Photo courtesy San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office

Vicky Boyd

By Vicky Boyd

electrical panel to turn off additional alarms. Then they See Rural Crime, page 6

INSIDE: 2 Hoping 2024

is a better year

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3 Jake Samuel receives CFBF's YF&R Achievement Award

12 YF&R celebrates

year and elects 2024 executive team

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SJFB 2023-24 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Acampo Joe Salazar, Chair Joe Petersen Charlie Starr Calla Nile Garden Tim Weststeyn, Chair Bruce Oosterkamp David Phippen Bryan Van Groningen Collegeville Chester Murphy, Chair Kent Norman Les Strojan Escalon Caleb Gervase, Chair Katie Veenstra Paul Voortman Lafayette Richard Rodriguez, Chair Stanton Lange Daniel Meza Alfred Nicolini Linden Nick Ferrari, Chair James Chinchiolo Donald Drake Jim Ferrari Steven Galvin Roberts Union Nick Mussi, Chair Patrick Drury David Strecker Tracy Joe Bacchetti, Chair Phil Martin Pete Reece, Jr. Victor Nick Bokides, Chair John Anagnos Kelton Fleming Officers Andrew Watkins, President Les Strojan, First Vice President James Chinchiolo, Second Vice President Directors at Large Phil Brumley Jean Cabral, Emeritas Jim Connolly Karen Cultrera Herman Doornenbal, Jr. Joe Ferrari Brad Goehring Jack Hamm Bob Hesseltine Jim Larkin Joe Luis Mike Luis Steve Moore Jerry Robinson Jake Samuel Paul Sanguinetti Dave Simpson Ken Vogel Darrell Voortman Kenny Watkins Advisory Jenna Swenson, Farm Service Agency Sonya Miller, NRCS/USDA Krista McCoon, SJ CWA Kamal Bagri, Ag Commissioner Sheriff Pat Withrow, Sheriff’s Dept Brent Holtz, UC Cooperative Extension Staff Andrew Genasci, Executive Director Kobi Perry, Program Director Jessica Coit, Membership Coordinator

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PRESIDENT’S DESK

By Andrew Watkins, SJFB President

Happy New Year!

THE 105 TH CALIFORNIA Farm Bureau

Federation’s Annual Meeting was held in Reno, Nevada during the first week of December 2023. The Young Farmers and Ranchers’ State Conference kicked off the event. I would like to congratulate Jake Samuel for being awarded the YF&R Achievement Award. Jake has developed his family’s dried fruit brand into an Amazon top seller. Keep up the good work, Jake, we look forward to supporting you

at the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention where he will be representing California and competing for the National Achievement Award.

The California annual meeting was a well-attended event that offered several tours and seminars. I attended the Wolf Pack UNR University of Nevada, Reno tour that showcased the UNR agriculture department, their school farm and a keynote speaker that discussed growing sor-

ghum in the desert conditions of Nevada.

We are also congratulating Shannon Douglass as the newly elected president of California Farm Bureau as well as Shaun Crook for first vice president, and Ron Peterson as second vice president.

The American Farm Bureau Convention is upcoming on Jan. 19-24, 2024.

The convention will be held in Salt Lake See Watkins, page 11

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

By Andrew Genasci

Hoping 2024 is a better year LAST YEAR WAS DEFINITELY one to remember! We started what was supposed to be another dry year with historical amounts of rain and snow. This, of course, brought its own challenges and it seemed like everything was delayed for the rest of the year. Commodity prices for just about everything remained low, at least to the producer, and inflation continued to drive up costs for inputs.

January brings a new year and a new beginning. While it is sometimes hard to be optimistic on the farm, we start making decisions on what to plant and when, or maybe what practices can be skipped or minimized for the coming year. All this happens with few certainties on how the coming year will play out. Apparently, El Nino doesn’t mean what it used to, and

this year could be dry, or wet, depending on what article you are reading today.

Added to that, there is a new raft of regulations to contend with.

To help with the regulations, we are partnering with Bryan Little with FELS and CAFB, along with Stanislaus FB, to

host a regulation update online on Jan. 11. Bryan will go over the new regulations and requirements for 2024 and help us understand what we can do to stay out of the regulatory agency’s crosshairs. This is See Genasci, page 11

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By Craig W. Anderson JACOB “JAKE” SAMUEL, a San Joaquin

Farm Bureau farmer and board member received the Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award at the 105th California Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting held in Reno in conjunction with the California Young Farmers & Ranchers State Conference.

About the procedure of competing for the award, Samuel said, “I don’t know the logistics of the CAFB’s grading. However, I do know that it took into account leadership from Farm Bureau and Young Farm-

ers & Ranchers and other organizations as well as demonstrated success from within my business.”

He had a 30 minute interview with four individuals from Farm Bureau “… that was not a second longer which is hard to do when there is so much I’d like to talk about.”

“This entire experience has been very interesting and exciting,” Samuel said.

“I’m looking forward to the AFBF competition in January.”

“I’m absolutely thrilled by Jake’s award,” said SJFB Executive Director Andrew Genesci. “He’s a good guy and

CAFB Former President Jamie Johansson, right, presents the YF&R Achievement Award to Jake Samuel during the CAFB Annual Meeting in Reno last month.

farmer. Whenever I talk with him I’m impressed by his knowledge and how he reflects what his family has accomplished.”

“I think he has a good chance to make the Top Ten at the AFBF’s Annual Meeting and I wouldn’t be surprise if he wins it all,” Genesci said.

A graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obis-

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Jacob Samuel receives CFBF's YF&R Achievement Award

po and a Farmington resident, Samuel is a fourth-generation farmer in his family’s diversified operation and the oldest of four brothers. He commented, “I love being a part of my family business and what we are all building together is exciting. It’s Continued on next page

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Continued from previous page hard at times, though, as we navigate the daily business operations but we set business aside when we have family dinners or sit at the Thanksgiving table.”

At Cal Poly he majored in agribusiness with a focus in farm management and a minor in fruit science. Samuel’s Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity membership and his experience on the Board of Directors of the Associated Student Body contributed to his business knowledge, he said.

He also served on the fraternity’s Alumni Board of the Chi Chapter “where I learned a lot about leadership and how to work with different business leaders across the state and across all ages.”

Samuel is part-owner of Shade Tree Farming which he helped found in 2016.

He also helps with administrative duties for the family-owned Samuel Farms and has assumed a vital marketing role as CEO for the family’s dried-fruit business, Sunrise Fresh.

“I’ve always wanted to be a farmer, but

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Jake Samuel with his wife, Khrista.

at a young age I never settled for following people,” Samuel explained. “There are things that people find out about later in life regarding what they are meant to be and do, and some never find that passion or ability. I’m not in the orchards as much now, as my brothers now do most of that, but I also watch market trends and analyze

financials and try to strategize and place our companies in the right direction and place for success.”

“The cliché that working with family is both rewarding and challenging is very much true but I’m happy to be building what we are with my family,” Samuel said.

“We grow cherries, walnuts and al-

monds,” Samuel explained. “We custom nut harvest for others across San Joaquin County and Stanislaus County. The cherries and other fruits that don’t make the fresh market, we dry and process for finish food use across multiple categories.”

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Continued from previous page He commented that most of the state’s cherries are grown in San Joaquin County and “we purchase across the state and PNW [Pacific North West] and we get our blueberries from the county, pears from Sacramento County and apples locally and the PNW. In the future I intend to grow crops and harvest them for the dry yard.”

About the ongoing economic challenges, Samuel said, “Continuing success during this current economic time is a stretch. It’s been a very difficult couple of years. With the increase in our cultural inputs, to the lack of a labor force, it’s been difficult.”

He said, “I think the success comes in the fact that we’re still in business. We’ve had to tighten the belts more so this year than ever before, as banks tighten the ropes on lending, and interest rates increase and diesel is still over $5 a gallon during harvest.”

“Diversity is the biggest word here,” Samuel said. “We diversified into other

products but also in other industries. We installed packing equipment to pack our own fruits into our own brand and others as well. Diversity has helped us keep the plant doors open when other sectors like food service, restaurants and exports declined by 30%.”

He noted that the family operation also directed significant resources to the ecommerce markets such as Amazon to sell their products on those platforms.

“Today we are the No. 1 selling dried cherry and our other fruits rank highly in Amazon grocery.” That’s good news for the nearly 100 employees at the main facility and another plant “up north” along with “10 more at the ranch.”

Samuel said business today is “ever changing and I am confident and excited that my family business is positioned to continue growing the unsweetened dried fruits and increasing our farming operations. I do think that California ag also has a big advantage in the future as we are a driving force for policy and the economy.”

He added, “Our value added business

fights food waste, and gets healthy unsweetened products to customers across the country and globe. People need healthy things to eat and California ag products are those foods they’ll be eating.”

Samuel and his wife, Khrista, will be heading to Salt Lake City Jan. 19 where Samuel will compete for national recognition. What he has learned from the award experience is both personal and business oriented. “YF&R exposed me to many relationships that have been valuable, not only in business but personally as well.

Another point for YF&R is introducing me more fully into the political world.”

He recalled attending American Legion Boys State when in high school “and that got me thinking about government and how I can find myself situated in it. I don’t think I could be a politician but YF&R has got me to see that I can make a difference lobbying for things that I care about.

I’ve now been to D.C. twice in the past three years with the International Fresh Produce Association to lobby for fresh produce and California Agriculture. A

pretty cool experience that started with YF&R and visits with county and state governments and organizations.”

About what he, his family and their business have accomplished over the past decade-plus, Samuel described it thus: “Realizing what our capabilities are and seeing where we were and where we are today is really incredible.”

On the other hand…Samuel speaks wistfully, “But if I could drive a tractor all day, I would probably be content and happy.”

Spoken like a true farmer.

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spent about six hours in the dark house, from what deputies could tell, breaking into his safe where he stored guns, many of which were family heirlooms and had sentimental value.

“They took the torch out of my shop on the cart and brought it into the house and cut open the door of my safe,” Simpson said. “They were after stuff that was easy San Joaquin County has the “My San Joaquin” smartphone app — formerly called GoRequest — that farmers and residents can use to report illegally to sell.” dumped items and their exact locations directly to Public Works. In the past, reports of illegal dumping made to the sheriff’s office were forwarded to Following recommendations from the Public Works. sheriff’s deputy and his insurance comoffice to help locate stolen property in unpany, Nationwide, he has already taken enforcement. about it.”

“If you don’t report it, we won’t know steps to help protect his home and shop, Repeated calls from specific areas may incorporated areas through Farm Bureau’s about it,” he said. Even if it’s just suspi- prompt the ag unit to increase patrols, set crime e-alerts. including installing a dozen cameras.

With six detectives, Lopez said, AGcious activity, he recommended calling up cameras or even conduct sting operaIf you see something, say something NET is one of the largest ag-specific Lopez, who spent six years with the Ag- the sheriff office’s non-emergency phone tions with bait. ricultural, Gangs and Narcotics Enforce- number at (209) 406-4424.

As part of effort to keep growers and county law enforcement units in the state.

“If you see something suspicious hap- rural residents informed, the sheriff ’s A push for game cameras ment Team or AGNET before becoming Many types of ag crimes occur yeara public information officer in October, pening not to your house but to your office provides the San Joaquin Farm Busaid Simpson took the right steps by re- neighbors, call it in,” Lopez said. “If we reau with ag crime reports for its Friday porting the crime and working with law don’t know about it, we can’t do anything Review. SJFB also works with the sheriff’s Continued on next page

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Continued from previous page round, including tractor, all-terrain vehicle and copper wiring theft.

“As long as they keep on buying the copper, they’ll keep on stealing it,” Lopez said. Even when law enforcement shuts down one buyer, he said another one seems to pop up.

But tractor and equipment theft become more prevalent during harvest when growers may stage or leave equipment in fields overnight. Lopez said he’s even responded to reports where gondolas or trailers on the edge of fields had tires stolen off them.

In rural areas, Lopez said many residents and farmers have begun installing cameras to monitor their houses and outbuildings. But when the power goes out or is cut, the monitoring system also may go down, depending on the technology.

What he and other deputies recommend are game cameras, which operate on self-contained batteries. Many models also can be remotely accessed using smartphones.

“Game cameras are a big thing we push for farmers,” he said.

In rural areas with increased criminal activity, the sheriff’s office may deploy its own cellular-based cameras that are activated by movement and send images and alerts straight to deputies’ phones.

Although not high-tech, Lopez said having good lighting also is a deterrent.

Reuniting owners with property If the sheriff’s office makes an arrest and recovers stolen property, Lopez said finding the owners may be difficult. That’s why he recommended farmers and residents contact the department to obtain owner-applied numbers, or OANs, which are unique to each individual and kept on file. Then owners apply the numbers to their property, preferably in multiple locations. Because of potential identity theft, the department recommends against using Social Security or driver’s license numbers.

Prior to the break-in, Simpson had etched OANs on his equipment, including battery packs for his portable tools.

He also kept a detailed spreadsheet of his guns and serial numbers, although he said

some were so old they were made before serial numbers were required.

In addition, Simpson said he’d obtained titles for his farm equipment through the Department of Motor Vehicles, a step that costs $52 apiece and is not mandatory.

Whenever the vehicles change ownership, the transactions are entered into a DMV database, which will alert if they’re stolen.

Based on conversations with the insurance company, Simpson learned that residents should take photos of valuables and keep the images in a different location, such as in the cloud. For expensive items, he said the insurance company recommended appraisals to prove their value.

In response to the break-in, Simpson has also hidden Apple AirTags – inchsquare trackers that many travelers put in luggage to follow it on airlines – on his ATV and tractor. When an iPhone comes close to the tag, it sends a location message to the tag owner and emits an alert sound.

A possible shortcoming, the beeps may tip off thieves, prompting them to find and toss the devices, Lopez said.

On the other hand, they may deter the

suspects since they know the items are being tracked.

Simpson said he got around the alert by taking apart the AirTag and disabling the sound. Lopez said some farmers also have put GPS trackers inside vehicles and equipment.

Although Simpson’s break-in occurred in the San Joaquin County, rural crime isn’t constrained by geographic borders. Items stolen from San Joaquin County, for example, have been recovered in Kern County.

To address criminal activity statewide, the California Rural Crime Prevention Task Force, of which AGNET is a member, meets quarterly to network and discuss trends they’re seeing, Lopez said.

Although AGNET has yet to recover Simpson’s stolen items, he said he remained optimistic.

In a previous conversation with sheriff’s office Ag Sgt. Dan Levin, Simpson said he learned they had recovered a car trailer stolen five years before.

“The takeaway is things aren’t solved overnight, but there are some times years later that they’re solved,” Simpson said.

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Continued from page 1 surprised many because they hadn’t heard much about its progress until only a few months ago.

In fact, the California Farm Bureau learned of PG&E submitting a permitting application to the California Public Utilities Commission only days before the comment period ended.

“Troubling to Farm Bureau is the fact that PG&E was well aware of community concerns about how the new transmission line would impact farming operations and yet no recent outreach has been conducted to explain the current proposal to the community or to work with them to find workable options,” CAFB Director of Legal Services Karen Norene Mills wrote in an Oct. 2 protest letter to the CPUC. “That failure impacts how this matter should move forward.

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“It is anticipated there will be further discussions regarding the preliminary schedule PG&E presented in its application. PG&E has proposed an ambitious schedule for consideration of its application and seemingly based on a misplaced assumption that there are no controversies and concerns associated with it by the local community. There must be adequate time allowed for a full hearing by interested community members.”

In addition, CAFB hadn’t had time before the comment period deadline to review all of the thousands of pages of the environmental assessment PG&E submitted to the CPUC. In an attachment to Mills’ protest letter, San Joaquin Farm Bureau Executive Director Andrew Genasci criticized how landowners were notified of the proposed CPUC filing with fliers and poorly drawn maps posted on power or phone poles during harvest.

In response, PG&E’s senior counsel Matthew Swain wrote, “No public out-

Many attendees at a recent community meeting wondered why PG&E couldn’t use existing towers and corridors, like this one viewed looking east from Kettleman and Jack Tone Roads. The two smaller towers on the right each carry 115 kilovolts, while the larger tower on the left carries 230 kV.

reach is required by law or CPUC rulings, nor would additional outreach have further informed PG&E’s determination of the appropriate route for the new double-circuit 230 kV transmission line proposed as part of the project.”

Genasci also wondered why PG&E hadn’t seriously considered using existing corridors or rights-of-ways for the proposed project.

Getting the word out Hosted by SJFB and the Lodi District Grape Growers Association at the Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, the community meeting was designed to provide an opportunity for PG&E to discuss its preferred alternative and for attendees to ask questions.

“This was Farm Bureau and Lodi Grape Growers putting (the meeting) together just to make sure everybody knew what was going on,” Genasci said.

Amy Blagg, executive director of the Lodi District Grape Growers Association, agreed, adding members had several concerns.

“We understand there’s a need for power transmission and we also understand that landowners are concerned with the routes and compatibility with their orchards and vineyards. What do our crops and property values look like in the future? What’s the impact on tourism and wineries that we’ve built up?”

Even before the meeting began in earnest, Peter Ketcherside, a PG&E local specialist, asked members of the media to leave because the utility did not have an attorney present. He also expressed concern that having media in attendance might stifle “open dialogue.”

The meeting may have been moot because PG&E had already submitted a permit application to the CPUC for the proposed project on Sept. 1, 2023.

Moving forward, the commission will be responsible for deciding whether the project is needed and if so, its size and location. The CPUC will now conduct an environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act before deciding.

Genasci said he expected environmental impact scoping will occur in about six months, and that is when residents, growers and other interested parties should provide input. The open comment period typically lasts 45 or 60 days, and he said SJFB will alert members when it opens.

“We hope to get people involved and fired up to make comments on the scoping for the EIR,” Genasci said. “(The CPUC) is required to answer all of them.”

The project, originally proposed in 2015 as the North San Joaquin Power Connect, Continued on next page January 2024

Continued from previous page has had a history of interruptions ranging from the California Independent System Operator revising its scope in 2017 to the 2020 COVID pandemic. As it currently stands, the renamed Northern San Joaquin 230 kilovolt Transmission Project involves looping the existing overhead Brighton-Belota 230 kV transmission lines near Clements Road through the PG&E Lockeford Substation.

The more controversial part involves building a new 230 kV double-circuit transmission line that connects the Lockeford Substation to a new switching station on Thurman Street in Lodi. The proposed route for the new high-voltage line runs between Kettleman and Harney Lane before turning north just west of North Curry Avenue and connecting to the new substation.

Impacts to vineyards, houses Joe Valente, farm manager for Kautz Farms, said they have an almond orchard and an adjacent vineyard on the proposed

route.

“Our concerns are like everyone elses’ – you don’t want your property value to go down,” Valente said. “Down the road if for whatever reason you sell it for a home site, the buyers don’t want a house that close to a power structure.”

Although he acknowledged the area is growing and needs additional power, he also wondered why PG&E couldn’t use existing corridors.

Like a number of other meeting attendees, Valente said he asked about under-grounding the power lines. On further thought, he said afterward, that process has its own challenges.

“If you do bury (the lines), can you plant a crop on top of it?” Valente asked.

“How do you remove the crop later on and not hit these lines? Burying it may create problems, but you don’t know because it wasn’t explained well enough.”

George Perlegos, whose family owns houses and vineyards along Curry Road, has been following PG&E’s project for years since he could lose acres of vineyards

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to power line easements regardless of the alternative route.

“It’s not only the big power lines,” he said. “Once they go right through the field, they need big easements to get to the power lines because the lines are in the middle of the property. And you need more easements because they have to pull the wires. It’s not just a little thing. They destroy everything.”

Perlegos even hired land-use attorneys to represent them in dealings with PG&E, including submitting a recent protest letter to the CPUC. A computer scientist and engineer by training, he spent much of his career in the Silicon Valley semi-conductor industry managing large fabrication plants. As a result, he said he understands high-voltage power needs.

“We used to underground all of our power lines because we used a tremendous amount of power,” Perlegos said.

As an alternative, he said they’ve asked PG&E to run the lines under Highway 12, also known as Victor Road.

A Vintage Road resident, who asked that her name not be used, said her property falls within the 300-foot boundaries of the latest preferred alternative route.

The resident has followed the Lodi project from 2015 and pointed to PG&E’s 230 kV Jefferson-Martin Project completed in 2006 as an example of what the utility should consider. All but 3 miles of the 27-mile, $221 million San Mateo County project are underground within roadways, with the remainder overhead following an existing utility corridor.

For the above-ground portion, PG&E rebuilt the existing double-line 60 kV tower, moving lines to the east side and adding 230 kV on the west side.

“They started telling us they can’t bury lines,” she said, referring to PG&E’s responses at the community meeting.

“The Jefferson-Martin Project started out to be 27 miles, with about a half above ground. By the time the project went in, only about 3 miles were above ground. Everything else was buried, so it can be done.”

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SJFB PROGR AM DIRECTOR

By Kobi Perry

Looking forward to ag education events in 2024 IT’S SCHOLARSHIP TIME AGAIN! All scholarships are posted to our website.

Use the Ag Foundation button to find the scholarship page. Read up on the eight different family memorial scholarships, two San Joaquin Farm Bureau scholarships and the Young Farmers and Ranchers scholarship. The family memorial scholarships are such a special way for families that are involved in our county’s agriculture industry to give back to a community that means so much to them.

The families have been so gracious over the years and finding ways to continue to give back to agriculture. They believe that through higher education for our community the promotion of agriculture will sustain for years to come. The due date for all scholarships is Friday, March 29, 2024. Please reach out to me with questions or concerns.

The SJFB Foundation for Agricultural Education Annual Wine Tasting is back!

Our 31st annual event will be held at the Robert Cabral Ag Center on Thursday, March 21. The night will showcase “A Taste of San Joaquin County” from various wineries, distilleries and restaurants.

Our 2023 event was the first one since the cancellation in 2020 due to COVID. The turnout was great, and vendors and attendees were so excited to be reunited for the good cause of fundraising for ag

education.

Proceeds from the Annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser will directly support our agriculture education programs. This support allows SJFB Foundation to award over $50,000 in scholarship money for local students. Our local FFA chapters also benefit from the grant program that is offered by Foundation. Along with financial support to students, the Foundation also funds seminars for local kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers educating them on the importance of agriculture in San Joaquin County. We know our ag community will pull out all the stops to create another successful event.

Opportunities to be involved with the 30th Annual SJFB Foundation for Agriculture Education event are still available. Feel free to contact me to learn more about becoming an event sponsor or a participating vendor for the 31st Annual Wine Tasting. Email Kobi@SJFB. org or call the office at (209) 931- 4931.

Thank you so much to those of you who have already committed as a sponsor or vendor. We are looking forward to working with you.

The Ag in The Classroom (AITC) Seminar will be back again this year as well June 3-6, 2024. AITC is a course designed to help teachers learn more about agriculture in our county. The

program includes four days of farm tours and agri-businesses, and participants will be given teaching materials to incorporate agriculture in their classroom. Educators will earn two units and will gain a deeper understanding of agriculture and the importance it plays in San Joaquin County.

Look out for more information to be posted to our website.

The Rural Health and Safety Committee is hosting a slew of training seminars.

On Jan. 11 we co-hosted a 2024 Regulatory Update provided by FELS and in conjunction with Stanislaus County Farm Bureau. There were well over 120

attendees in person and online that came to hear updates about minimum wage, overtime pay, sick time laws, retirement plans, and workplace violence training requirements. Upcoming on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2024, is the Top Ten CAL/OSHA Violations presented by Nationwide. Following this course will be an Ag Specific Top Ten Violations provided by Dan Castillo. This course will be held on Feb. 8 at the SJFB office 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. This is a free event for our members. Be sure to call the office to reserve your seat and let staff know if you need different training for your operation.

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Sanitary Landfill 7am-4pm Mon-Sun Lovelace Materials Recovery Facility (209) 982-5770 & Transfer Station 7am-4pm Mon-Sun North County Recycling Center and (209) 887-3868 2323 E. Lovelace Rd. Manteca, CA Boats also accepted at some San Joaquin County Foothill Sanitary Landfill (209) 887-3969 17720 Harney Ln. Lodi, CA & Transfer Station 7am-4pm Mon-Sun *San Joaquin County 2323 E.E. Lovelace Rd. Manteca, CA Facilities: Sanitary Landfill 7am-4pm Mon-Sun Facilities* for Linden, aManteca, fee. Call for details &887-3969 conditions.

6484 Waverly Rd. 7am-5pm Mon-Sat Foothill Sanitary Landfill (209) 2323 N. E.E. Lovelace Rd. CA 17720 Harney Ln. Lodi, CACA Lovelace Materials Facility (209) 887-3868 982-5770 North County Recycling Center and 7am-5pm Foothill Sanitary Landfill (209) 887-3969 6484 N. Waverly Rd.Recovery Linden, CA Mon-Sat & Transfer Station *San Joaquin Foothill Landfill (209) 887-3969 Sanitary Landfill 7am-4pm Mon-Sun 6484 N.Sanitary Waverly Rd. Linden,County CA 7am-5pm Mon-Sat Lovelace Materials Recovery Facility Facilities: (209) 982-5770 2323 E.E.Lovelace Rd. Manteca, CA please ForRd. more information, visit Mon-Sat 6484 N. Waverly Linden, 7am-5pm 17720 Harney Ln. Lodi, CACAand & Transfer Station 7am-4pm Mon-Sun North County Recycling Center (209) 887-3868 Forwww.SJCrecycle.org more information, please visit 2323 E. Lovelace Rd. Manteca, CA SanitarySanitary Landfill 7am-4pm Mon-Sun Foothill 887-3969 Lovelace Materials Recovery Facilityplease (209) 982-5770 ForLandfill more information, visit orLodi, call (209) www.SJCrecycle.org 17720 Harney Ln. CACA468-3066.

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Hazardous Material/Universal Waste – FREE hazardous material (fluorescent bulbs, paint products, pesticides, household cleaners, antifreeze, motor oil, batteries) disposal for County residents at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 7850 R.A. Bridgeford St., Stockton. Call (209) 468-3066 for details.

Electronics (e-waste) – FREE disposal of up to 4 televisions/ computer monitors, and up to 9 computers, printers, radios, stereos, VCRs, and/or DVD players per trip at San Joaquin County Facilities.* Vehicles – Can be donated to charitable organizations or sold to scrap metal yards and/or “part-out” facilities. DMV junk slip may be required.

Boats – FREE – San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office Vessel Turn-in Program (209) 953-8845. Boats also accepted at some San Joaquin County Facilities* for a fee. Call for details & conditions.

*San Joaquin County Facilities:

Be sure to subscribe to the Friday Review e-newsletter to get the latest updates. To sign up, call the SJFB office at (209) 9314931 or email jessica@sjfb.org.

North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Foothill Sanitary www.SJCrecycle.org Landfill (209) 887-3969 or call (209) 468-3066.

Landfill, 17720 E. Harney Ln. Lodi, CA 6484 N. Waverly CA 7am-5pm orLinden, call (209) 468-3066.

ForRd. more information, please visit Mon-Sat www.SJCrecycle.org

(209) 887-3868 7am-4pm Mon-Sun

Lovelace For Materials more information, please visit Facility& Transfer or call (209) Recovery 468-3066. www.SJCrecycle.org Station, 2323 E. Lovelace Rd. Manteca, CA

(209) 982-5770 7am-4pm Mon-Sun

Foothill Sanitary Landfill 6484 N. Waverly Rd. Linden, CA

(209) 887-3969 7am-5pm Mon-Sat

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For more information, please visit www.SJCrecycle.org or call (209) 468-3066.

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City, Utah at the Salt Palace Convention Center. During the convention members will have the opportunity to attend various workshops, hear from impactful speakers and gain insights into the trends and realities impacting food production.

The convention serves as a platform for members to learn more about current issues and help control the discussions held in Washington, D.C. for the new year.

San Joaquin Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture Education is planning many exciting events this year. One event, the 31st Annual Wine Tasting event will be held at the Robert Cabral Ag Center on March 21. The event will showcase “A Taste of San Joaquin County” from various wineries, distilleries and restaurants.

Opportunities to be involved with this event are still available. Contact Kobi Perry to learn more about becoming an event sponsor or a participating vendor

for the 31st Annual Wine Tasting. Email Kobi@SJFB.org or call the office at (209) 931-4931.

Rural Health and Safety Committee will host a Top Ten CAL/ OSHA Violations training provided by Nationwide.

Following this course will be an Ag Specific Top Ten Violations provided by Dan Castillo. This course will be held on Feb. 8 at the SJFB office 9-11 a.m. This is a free event for our members. Be sure to call the office to reserve your seat and let staff know if you need different trainings for your operation.

Soon, all the Farm Center Dinners will host their annual dinners. This allows the local Farm Centers to bring their members and neighbors together to get updates on local issues. Of all the county Farm Bureaus in California, SJFB is one of two that have maintained the Farm Center system. Here at SJFB, we currently have nine Farm Centers: Acampo, Calla-Nile Garden, Collegeville, Escalon, Lafayette, Linden, Roberts-Union, Tracy and Victor.

Be sure to look out for more information regarding your Farm Center meeting.

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Continued from page 2 free for our members, and you can sign up at stanfarmbureau.org/events or call our office at (209) 931-4931.

We also had great news in December, where San Joaquin Farm Bureau member Jake Samuel won the California Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award. He will be headed to Salt Lake City, Utah to represent California at the American Farm Bureau Annual Meeting this month. Jake will compete with winners from other states there with the winner announced there. I have seen many applications over the years, but this was a truly exceptional one and I look forward to seeing where he finishes!

Here at the office, we are getting the ball rolling on our SJFB Foundation for Ag Education’s Wine Tasting fundraiser and the Farm Center meetings. The staff and I hope to meet with the Farm Center chairs and board members this moth to

get dates nailed down. If you are a board member and haven’t heard from us yet, you will soon!

We look forward to the coming year and all that it can hold. Even with all the challenges, we are blessed to live on some of the greatest farmland in the world!

Every year has its ups and downs, and this year will be no different. At least for now we have the whole year ahead of us, and God willing, a great crop with great prices are just a few months away! Thank you again for being a Farm Bureau member and we look forward to seeing you at an event or meeting soon!

Visit us at www.sjfb.org or find us on Facebook. We are also on Instagram at SanJoaquinFarmBureau.

Crop Insurance Linkage Requirement If you’ve received a payment from the Emergency Relief Program (ERP), there is a requirement to have crop insurance in place. Don’t miss the deadline!

LINDA SQUIRES INSURANCE AGENCY

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SJFB MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR

By Jessica Coit

YF&R celebrates year and elects 2024 executive team

Newport • Fundraiser Co-Chair: Brooklyn Petersen • Fundraiser Co-Chair: Rose Lorenzo • Scholarship Chair: Kayleigh Norman I am excited to announce that it is time for our 2024 Annual Farm Center Meetings. We encourage all members to attend the meetings who can make it. Attending your Farm Center Meeting is a great way to connect with fellow members in your

area as well as hear rural crimes updates from the AGNET detectives, updates from SJFB staff and have a chance to mingle with elected officials. Each Farm Center is represented at the county Farm Bureau based on membership within each center. Farm Center Directors are elected at these meetings to serve on the SJFB Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 year. So be sure to keep an eye out for your meeting notices coming in the mail!

CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2023 was quite the year, and I am excited to see what is next for Farm Bureau. I was able to attend the California Farm Bureau 105th Annual Meeting in Reno, NV at the beginning of December. It was quite the historic meeting being that a new officer team was elected, led by the first female California Farm Bureau president in the organization’s history, and for the first time since the 1960’s we have a new county Farm Bureau added to the membership. We are excited to welcome San Francisco Farm Bureau to the Farm Bureau family. San Joaquin County was also greatly represented by Jake Samuel by being the recipient of the 2023 California YF&R Achievement Award! Jake will be representing California at American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT. Jake and Andrew Genasci should be back in Salt Lake as you are reading this, so be sure to join us

in wishing Jake the best of luck!

The Young Farmers & Ranchers committee had their annual Christmas Party on Dec. 15 at Lodi Bowl. We had over 40 members in attendance, and it was such a fun night enjoying each other’s company and bowling. It was a fantastic year for YF&R, and it wouldn’t have been possible without our committee members and the executive team. To Dennis, Neil, Khrista, Kent, Alyssa, Brooklyn, Jenna Rose and Alison; thank you for being such an awesome executive team this past year!

It was a pleasure working with each and every one of you and thank you for your year of service to San Joaquin YF&R! I am excited to announce the 2024 YF&R executive team: • Chairman: Jake Samuel • Vice Chair: Alyssa Drake • Secretary: Jenna Rose Lee • Treasurer: Kent Norman • Community Service Chair: Caitie

ADVERTISER INDEX AmericanAg Credit (800) 800-4865 agloan.com........................................................................9 BAC Community Bank (209) 333-9648 bankbac.com................................................................7 Bank of Stockton (844) 700-5012 bankofstockton.com.............................................................3 Edward Jones Investments (209) 502-7556 justin.ausher@edwardjones.com.........................8 Linda Squires Insurance Agency (209) 652-6856 lsquirescropinsurance@outlook.com.........11 PacificBay Equipment Service & Sales (209) 578-3925 PacificBayEquipment.com...................6 PBM Supply & MFG, Inc. (877) 688-1334 pmbsprayers.com.....................................................5 Port of Stockton (855) 763-2721 portofstockton.com..............................................................16 San Joaquin County Public Works (209) 468-3066 SJCrecycle.org...........................................4 Sanguinetti & Co Insurance Brokers (209) 954-1000 sanguinettico.com.................................6 Todd Garibaldi Insurance Agency, Inc. (209) 334-3030 garibaldiins.com............................5, 11 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc. (800) 266-3782 ValleyPacific.com...................................4 12 san joaquin far m bur eau news

We encourage you to contact your elected officials regarding issues facing agriculture in SJ County. Below is information on how to reach them: The Honorable Joe Biden, President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500 (202) 456-1414 The Honorable Dianne Feinstein, United States Senate 331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-3841, (202) 228-3954 fax The Honorable Alex Padilla, United States Senate B03 Russell Senate Office Bldg Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-3553 The Honorable Josh Harder, U.S. House of Representatives, 9th District Washington, D.C. Office 209 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-4540, District Office - Currently in the process of transitioning to a new Stockton, CA 95202 Phone: (209) 579-5458 The Honorable John Duarte, U.S. House of Representatives, 13th District Washington, D.C. Office 1535 Longworth Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-1947 The Honorable Gavin Newsom, Governor 1st Floor-State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 445-2841 (916) 445-4633 fax The Honorable Susan Eggman, California State Senate, District 5 Capitol Office 1021 O Street, Suite 8530, Sacramento, CA 958144900; (916) 651-4005 District Office 2291 W. March Lane, Suite B200, Stockton, CA 95207; (209) 472-9535

The Honorable Carlos Villapudua, California State Assembly, District 13 Capitol Office 1021 O Street, Suite 6340 P.O. Box 942849-0013 (916) 319-2013, (916) 319-2113 fax District Office 4643 Quail Lakes Drive, Suite 200, Stockton CA 95207 (209) 948-7479 The Honorable Heath Flora California State Assembly, District 9 Capitol Office 1021 O Street, Suite 4730 P.O. Box 942849-0009 (916) 319-2009 District Office 578 N. Wilma Ave., Suite B Ripon, CA 95366, (209) 599-2112 SJ County Board of Supervisors: The Honorable Miguel Villapudua, Dist. 1, Vice Chair The Honorable Paul Canepa, Dist. 2 The Honorable Tom Patti, Dist. 3 The Honorable Steven Ding, Dist. 4 The Honorable Robert Rickman, Dist. 5, Chair 44 N. San Joaquin St, 6th Floor, Ste 627, Stockton, CA 95202 (209) 468-2350, (209) 468-3694 fax The Honorable Pat Withrow San Joaquin County Sheriff 7000 Michael Canlis Blvd.

French Camp, CA 95231 (209) 468-4400

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By San Joaquin County Rural Crime Division

SJC crime for Nov-Dec Tool/equipment theft In the 10000 block of E Harney Lane, an unknown suspect stole tools from a shop. The loss is estimated at $1,000.

In the 17000 block of E Hwy 120, unknown suspects broke into a container in a vineyard and stole a 2005 red Honda 250 TRX ATV, two Honda pumps, 5-gallon air compressor and miscellaneous tools.

The loss is estimated at $9,000.

In the 3000 block of E Carpenter Road, suspects in a red two-door Honda sedan are seen cutting lock to business and stealing a 2023 Orange and Black Kubota ATV model RTV-X1140 4-seater valued at $21,500.

In the 21000 block of S El Rancho Road, an unknown suspect stole a 2001 Red Honda Rancher ATV. The loss is valued at $2,500.

In the 9000 block of Cotta Road, an unknown suspect stole a gray 14-foot two-axle dump trailer valued at $16,000.

In the 14000 block of Brennan Ave, an unknown suspect stole a red Honda 250 ATV from the property.

In the area of Howard and Middle River, unknown suspects stole a 12-foot fuel wagon valued at $10,000. The wagon is yellow in color and has “PLC” welded on tongue.

In the 5000 block of Escalon Bellota Road, suspects in a gray pickup stole an 8-foot trailer with a diesel compressor mounted to it. The loss is estimated at $5,000.

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In the 10000 block of Hutchinson Road, unknown suspects stole power saws, pressure washer and chainsaws from shop.

The loss is estimated at $2,300.

In the 20000 block of N Staten Island, unknown suspects stole a Kubota X900R UTV valued at $18,000. The vehicle is a two-seater with dump bed and Camo in color.

Copper wire In the area of Division and Manteca Roads, an unknown suspect stole 40 feet of copper wire from a pump. The loss is valued at $2,500.

Commodity/livestock theft and other related cases In the area of Bruella and Jahant, unknown suspects stole over 200 grape vine end posts from the location. The loss is estimated at $4,000.

In the area of Hwy 132 and Hwy 33, victim reported seeing suspects on scene attempting to steal fuel from pump.

Deputies arrived on scene and located a white Chevy truck on scene with tank in back and found Jeff Smith attempting to hide. The suspect was arrested and booked in jail.

Recovered property Unoccupied stolen Kia was in an orchard on Austin Road. Vehicle reported stolen out of Manteca and is valued at $4,000.

Unoccupied Kawasaki UTV located in 5000 block of Flood Road. Vehicle returned to victim and value is $8,000.

Arrests Jeff Smith was booked for theft and vandalism for stealing diesel.

Anthony McKissick arrested and booked for outstanding warrants.

Please report any and all suspicious activity. For non-emergency reports 24 hours a day, you can call (209) 468-4400.

In the event of an emergency, call 911.

THANK YOU TO SAN JOAQUIN FARM BUREAU AG MEMBERS WHO “STEPPED UP” Thank you to our San Joaquin Farm Bureau Agricultural Members who have stepped up. Farm Bureau is a grassroots organization whose purpose is to devote time and resources to promoting and protecting agriculture in our county, state, and nation. The “Step Up Plan” is designed for members to be able to pick their dues level based on their Annual Gross Income to increase their support of agriculture and help us increase our efforts in fighting for agriculture. Business Members also have a Step Up Plan. The Step Up Plan is outlined on our website. Contact our office at (209) 931-4931 to “Step Acampo Farm Center • Lamar Creekside Vineyards • Mahil Farms • Brent Newport • Nestor Enterprises • William Thomas • Carolyn Weyen Reynolds Calla-Nile Farm Center • 2Q Farming Inc • John Azevedo • Manuel Azevedo • David Boersma • Bourbeau Enterprises • Brocchini Farms Inc • Cardoza Bros • Central Valley Welding Mechanical Inc • Double O Farming Inc. • Jenkins Poultry • Joseph Gomes • David Kamper • Eileen Kuil • Loppini Farms • Edward Machado • Phippen Bros • Roorda Ranches Inc • SKS Enterprise Inc • John Van Duyn • Bryan Van Groningen • Van Till Farms • Michael Weststeyn Farming Collegeville Farm Center • BrightView Tree Company • Nomellini Farms Inc • Paul Sanguinetti • Grant Thompson • Thompson Ranch • Triple S Farming LLC Escalon Farm Center • A&A Cattle Co • Adrian Ranch • Bert Ballatore • Bavaro Farming Company Inc • Lealon Brumley • Phillip Brumley • Doornenbal Dairy • Gary De Vries • Herman Doornenbal Jr • Larry Fredricks • G&E Te Velde Orchards MLLC • John Galeazzi • Caleb Gervase • River Bend Orchards • Roche Bros Inc • Sharon Naraghi Farms LLC • Stagnaro Farms Inc • Vander Schaaf Dairy • Veenstra Farming • Paul Voortman • Wagner Dairy Lafayette Farm Center • All State Packers • Chardon Farms Inc • Joe Cotta & Son • Golden Bear Ranches

• Graffigna Fruit Co • Lima Ranch • Rob Kammerer • Lange Twins Partnership • Matthew Lauchland • The Lucas Winery • Nuss Farms • Diego Olagaray • Frank Olagaray • Joe Olagaray • Olagaray Brothers • Rodney Schatz • Van Diemen Farms • Bronson Van Wyck • Keith Watts Vineyards Linden Farm Center • 5 Star Farm Management Inc • A&A Dasso Farms • Anderson Barngrove Ranch Co • Bella Vista Ranch • Greg Busalacchi • Camera Brothers • Michael Corradi • FFD Orchards • Eilers Ranch LLC • Ferrari Farms Inc • Lagorio Properties LP • Jasbir S Gill Family Limited Partnership • Ray Lagorio • Lodi Farming Inc • Bella Vista Ranch • Mellor Farms • Panella Trucking LLC • Peter Boysen Realty • Precision Irrigation Mgt • Purviance Drillers Inc • R&A Miller Inc • RDJ Farms Inc • Andrew Solari • Waterloo Orchards Inc • Richard Zolezzi Roberts-Union Farm Center • Cubiburu Livestock • Mark Lewis • El Dorado Farms Inc • Marca Bella Farms, Inc • David Strecker • Zuckerman-Heritage Inc Tracy Farm Center • California Masterplant • GloriAnn Farms Inc • Mizuno Farms Inc • Michael Petz • Greg Pombo • Reece Farms • Hal Robertson • Thomsen Farms Inc • Glenn Van Ruler • Yamasaki Farms Victor Farm Center • Bokisch Ranches LLC • John Kautz Farms san joaquin far m bur eau news

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business member

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

STEP UP BUSINESSES $7,500 SUPPORT LEVEL

American Ag Credit Jacob DeBoer 2345 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206 www.agloan.com (209) 944-7478 Nationwide Insurance Find a Farm Certified Agent: www.nationwide.com/cfbf (800) 255-9913

ACCOUNTANTS

Bowman & Company Gary R. Daniel (209) 473-1040 Croce, Sanguinetti & Vander Veen Inc. Pauline Sanguinetti (209) 938-1010 Grimbleby Coleman CPAs, Inc Jeff Bowman (209) 527-4220

Moss Adams LLP Eric Krienert (209) 955-6100 ASSOCIATIONS

California Farmland Trust Charlotte Mitchell (916) 544-2712 Lodi District Grape Growers Association Amy Blagg (209) 339-8246 Lodi Woodbridge Winegrape Commission Stuart Spencer (209) 367-4727 San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Lisa Vela (209) 943-6117 San Joaquin Valley Hay Growers Rick Staas (209) 835-1662

Delicato Vineyards Marie Mathews 12001 S Highway 99, Manteca, CA 95336-8499 www.delicato.com (209) 824-3600

$1,500 SUPPORT LEVEL CONT. Pacific Gas & Electric Dylan George 4040 N W Lane, Stockton, CA 95204 www.pge.com (209) 932-6515

$750 SUPPORT LEVEL

Grimbleby Coleman CPAs, Inc Jeff Bowman 200 W. Roseburg Ave. Modesto, CA 95350 www.grimbleby-coleman.com (209) 527-4220

Ralph Hayes & Son Inc. Eric Hayes 20177 S. MacArthus Dr., Tracy, CA 95304 www.hayesandson.com (209) 835-4914

Kludt Oil & Propane (209) 368-0634 • (209) 466-8969

Helena Agri Enterprises Scott Mayfield 2530 CA-4, Stockton, CA 95206 www.helenaagri.com (209) 943-0010

Travaille & Phippen Dave Phippen 12700 E Graves Rd., Manteca, CA 95336 www.tapalmonds.com (209) 599-6111

Outdoor Sportsman Inc (209) 957-4867

$1,500 SUPPORT LEVEL

AUCTIONS

Mulrooney Auctions Co. James P. Mulrooney (209) 366-0600

COMMUNICATIONS

Fisher Wireless Services (800) 446-2290

AUTO PARTS/SERVICE

unWired Broadband Mark Peterson (559) 753-0386

CHEMICALS

Delo Electric Steve Delatorre (209) 368-1117

Clutch & Brake Xchange James Hitchock (209) 466-9049 Delta Growers (209) 948-4750 Helena Agri Enterprises Scott Mayfield (209) 943-0010

Mid Valley Agricultural Services Inc. (209) 851-3200 Wilbur-Ellis Company Rick Foell (209) 982-5400

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Kjeldsen, Sinnock & Neudeck Christopher H. Neudeck (209) 946-0268 Offfice (209) 481-0316 Mobile

COMMODITY PACKING/ MKTG

A Sambado & Sons Inc. Lawrence Sambado (209) 931-2568

CONTRACTORS/CONSTRUCTION

Tom Mayo Construction Tom D. Mayo (209) 943-6248

CONSULTING

Cal Ag Safety Ann Curtoni Lial (209) 351-0321

CUSTOM HARVESTING

Giovannoni Farms Stefan Giovannoni (209) 321-7559 M2 Farming Nick Mussi (209) 969-3333

EDUCATION

San Joaquin Delta Community College Dr. Omid Pourzanjani (209) 954-5151

FARMS CONT

Van De Pol Enterprises (209) 944-9115 V V Enterprises (209) 599-7776

FARM HARDWARE & SUPPLY CONT.

Kasson Farms Romi Bhinder (209) 200-0298

Stanislaus Farm Supply Joey Gonsalves (209) 538-7070

Koetsier Farms Ian Koetsier (209) 404-1501

Zylstra Auto & Hardware Tim A. Zylstra (209) 887-3626

Lavagnino Orchards Ruani Lavagnino (209) 931-6728 Lucadeira Farms Richard Marcucci (209) 481-3641 MG Dutra Farms Marion Dutra (209) 836-9126 Peterson Family Vineyards James Peterson (209) 368-8102

Trinitas Farming Allison Holberg Vaccarezza Bros (209) 887-3163

Van Groningen & Sons Inc Van Laar Farms James Van Laar (209) 599-3613

John Herrick Attorney at Law John H. Herrick (209) 956-0150

Prima Frutta Packing Tim Sambado (209) 931-1460

Ag West Inc Mike Berg (209) 888-5455

FARM HARDWARE & SUPPLY

Travaille And Phippen Dave Phippen (209) 599-6111

AM Farms Paul Marchini (209) 462-1185

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Morrill Industries (209) 838-2550

PBM Supply & Manufacturing Barry Jones (530) 345-1334

A&B Koster William M. Koster (209) 836-4690

Bert Bacchetti Farms Inc. Mark Bacchetti (209) 835-2224

Mid Valley Agricultural Services Inc. (209) 851-3200

IDC Farms Inc. Mike Conrad (209) 894-6408

M&R Co Reynolds Packing Co. Jeremy Hjelmstad (209) 369-2725

Nomellini, Grilli & Mcdaniel Professional Law Corp.

Dante John Nomellini (209) 465-5883

Big Valley Tractor & Bobcat Central, Inc. (209) 762-6413

J. Milano Company Gary Milano (209) 944-0902

ATTORNEYS

Herum, Crabtree, Suntag Steve Herum (209) 472-7700

Anteris Agronomics LLC (209) 900-3270

E & R Prins Dairy Edwin G. Prins (209) 838-7826

Delta Packing Co of Lodi Inc. Annamarie Costamagna (209) 334-1023

FARMS

A Sambado & Sons, Inc. (209) 931-2568

Dan Van Groningen (209) 982-5248

BG Agri Sales & Service Anthony Da Valle (209) 931-7650 Discount Ag Parts Jim Allen (209) 239-5802

FERTILIZERS & SOIL AMENDMENTS

Brown Sand, Inc. Robert Brown (209) 234-1500

Ralph Hayes & Son Inc. Eric Hayes (209) 835-4914F San Joaquin Sulphur Company Janet Chandler (209) 368-6676

FINANCIAL

American AgCredit Marc Busalacchi (800) 659-FARM BAC Community Bank Eddie Lira (209) 473-6827 Bank of Stockton Jim Nemmers (209) 249-2201 Central Valley Community Bank Rick Shaeffer (559) 323-3493 Farmers & Merchants Bank Daniel Meza (209) 334-1101 Oak Valley Community Bank Jeff Hushaw (209) 844-7526

January 2024

FLYING

Haley Flying Service, Inc. Gary Del Carlo (209) 836-0213 (209) 948-9345

FUEL DISTRIBUTORS

Campora Propane Services Todd Spicer (209) 466-8611 George W Lowry Inc. Richard A. Lowry (209) 545-0791

Kludt Oil & Propane Aron Kludt (209) 368-0634, (209) 466-8969 Valley Pacific Petroleum Service, Inc. Rob Goodman (209) 948-9412 Van De Pol Enterprises Tom Van De Pol (209) 944-9115 Van Unen Miersma Propane Inc Jerry Behlen (209) 823-1315

GRAIN/FEED/SEED

AL Gilbert Company Jay Gilbert (209) 847-1721 Baglietto Seeds (209) 466-0433

Escalon Feed & Supply Ken Van Gorkum (209) 838-3326 M & M Feed Service Terry Mulder (209) 531-3353 Phil O’Connell Grain Co. Tim Grunsky (209) 465-5871 Triple P Feeds Dallas C. Paul (209) 333-2808 V-V Enterprises Dave C. Van Vliet (209) 599-7776

INSURANCE

Aflac Susan Cruz (209) 477-5001 Altamont Insurance Brokers Dan Simonich (209) 835-6395 Big Valley Insurance Bill R. Crawford (209) 835-5253 (209) 365-9600 Dan Van Vuren Insurance Agency Inc. Dan Van Vuren (209) 484-5578 Sanguinetti & Company Insurance Brokers Karen Sanguinetti (209) 954-1000 S J Frerichs and Son Insurance Agency Inc. Mindy Bogetti (209) 835-1764 The Zenith Sandy Fiack (559) 260-6499 Todd Garibaldi Insurance Agency Todd R. Garibaldi (209) 334-3030 Vander Beek Crop Insurance Patti Velasquez (209) 838-8164 Wever Insurance Don Wever (209) 599-2161

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IRRIGATION/PUMPS/WELLS

Abbey Water Well Service, Inc. Steve Watson (209) 887-2990

Moorman’s Water Systems Inc. Larry Moorman (209) 931-3210 REAL ESTATE Morrill Industries, Inc. Ken Morrill (209) 838-2550 Pacific Southwest Irrigation Corp.

Jim Clare (209) 986-0099

LABORATORY/TESTING

Anteris Agronomics LLC Kion Kashefi (209) 900-3270

Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc. Michael Ostrom (800) 440-7821

LABOR CONTRACTOR

Abel Mendoza Inc. Abel Mendoza (209) 836-0839

Alfaro Farm Labor Contractor Sergio Alfaro (209) 531-6786 Premium Employment Services Jesse Alderete, III (800) 581-5540

LAND PREPARATION

G&F Ag Services, Inc. Randy Fondse (209) 599-8911

Kromann & Company Rodney P. Kromann, Jr. (209) 581-1775 Kuil Brothers Ag Service Matthew D. Kuil (209) 599-4960

MACHINE SERVICES

Acampo Machine Works Craig Edwards (209) 334-6638MANUFACTURING Ag Industrial Manufacturing Bob Ford (209) 369-1994 Tuff Boy Sales, inc Martin Harris (209) 858-4131

PROCESSING

Les Schwab Tire Center-Lodi Gary Holm (209) 334-3961

DeRuosi Nut Dean Penero (209) 838-8307

Lodi Tire Service Kenneth A. Lung (209) 369-1985

Musco Family Olive Company Ben Gibbons (209) 836-4600

Swier Tire/Napa Auto Parts Roger Swier (209) 599-7512

Pearl Crop Inc. Ulash Turkhan (209) 808-7575 ShellPro Inc. (209) 727-0707 Stanislaus Food Products Paul Busalacchi (209) 548-3514PU Sunrise Fresh LLC Jake Samuel (209) 932-0192 The Morning Star Company Alissa Dillon (209) 826-7100

REAL ESTATE

Bokides - Hesseltine Real Estate Co. Robert Hesseltine (209) 334-3045 Peter Boysen Realty Pete Boysen (209) 351-2150 Petersen & Company Agricultural Real Estate Joe Petersen (209) 210-8010 Reeve Associates Real Estate Gary Reeve (209) 835-2002 Wagner Land Company Charles Wagner (209) 942-4146

RESTAURANTS

De Vinci’s Corporation Chris Trotter (209) 887-2121

Koes Bar (209) 329-2366 RETAIL

MEDIA/RADIO

Orchard and Vineyard Supply (209) 368-8595

NURSERIES

Chico Electric Norm Neilsen (530) 891-6749

“105.9, the Bull” Robert La Rue (209) 948-5786

Burchell Nursery Tom Burchell (209) 845-8733 Casa Cristi Nursery Inc John Moso (661) 792-6468 Dave Wilson Nursery Robert Woolley (209) 874-1821 Duarte Nursery Alex Duarte (209) 531-0351

Duck Creek of California, Inc. Kelton Fleming (209) 334-4136 PEST MANAGEMENT TOOLS

Outdoor Sportsman Eric Johnson (209) 957-4867PROCESSING

TIRES

County Fair Food Products Leslie Kruger (209) 469-9934

SOLAR

SPREADING SERVICES

Gary Bohnet (209) 369-6993, (209) 481-1349

STEEL BUILDINGS

Fabri Steel West Inc. John M. Arizcuren (800) 411-4215

Roland Construction Jim A. Hoagland (209) 462-2687

STEAM CLEANERS

Hotsy Pacific Jim O’Connell (800) 640-1227

Highlighted businesses provide discount programs for members of the San Joaquin Farm Bureau.

TRACTORS/EQUIPMENT

Belkorp Ag, LLC John Gilligan (209) 538-3831

Big Valley Tractor & Bobcat Central, Inc. Don Franzia (209) 762-6413 Evolution Equipment Services Inc. Marti Sporleder (209) 810-5796 Garton Tractor Austin Knott (209) 948-5401 J M Equipment Co, Inc. Edward Henriques (209) 466-0707 North River Partners Nick Jones (209) 333-1116 Pape´ Machinery Brian A. Heavey (209) 983-8122 Western Square Industries Trygue Mikkelsen (209) 944-0921

TRANSPLANTERS/PLUG PLANTER

Pro Plant LLC Skip Wilbur (209) 969-7547

TRANSPORTATION

Antonini Bros. Inc. Joseph Antonini (209) 466-9041 G3 Enterprises Ethan Jones (800) 321-8747 Hammer Trucking Michael J. Staples (209) 481-1567 Silva Trucking Dave Silva (209) 982-1114

UTILITIES

PG&E Debbie McCaffrey (209) 932-2566

VEHICLES

Big Valley Ford Doug Subke (209) 870-4400 Chase Chevrolet Paul Correia (209) 475-6740 Interstate Truck Center Rick Coslett (209) 944-5821

VINEYARD MANAGEMENT

Arbor Vineyards Larry P. Mettler (209) 339-0525

K.G. Vineyard Management, LLC Ben Kolber (209) 367-8996 Pacific Ag & Vineyard Inc. Mack D Worland (209) 365-7222 R-N-R Vineyard, Inc. Russell Machado (209) 327-3165

WATER

Oakdale Irrigation District Steve Knell (209) 847-0341 South San Joaquin Irrigation District Peter Rietkerk (209) 249-4600 Stockton East Water District Scot Moody (209) 948-0333 Woodbridge Irrigation District Anders Christensen (209) 625-8438

WINERIES

Constellation Wines US, Inc. Paul Dismukes (209) 369-5861

Delicato Vineyards Marie Mathews (209) 824-3600 Heritage Oak Winery Tom Hoffman (209) 986-2763 Jahant Vineyards LLC Kevin Phillips (209) 368-7384 Klinker Brick Winery Steven Felton (209) 333-1845 Michael David Vineyards Michael J. Phillips (209) 368-7384 St. Amant Winery Barbara S. Spencer (209) 367-0646

Weibel Winery Fred Weibel (209) 365-9463

Sanborn Chevrolet, Inc. Kini Sanborn (209) 334-5000EMENT

SURVEYING, LAND

Quartaroli & Associates Inc. Michael L. Quartaroli (209) 239-4908

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The San Joaquin County community is the backbone of the Port of Stockton. We strive to continuously give back in ways that help make living and working here better each day.

With several area emission reduction efforts, and many environmentally conscious projects, presentations, and tours, our focus remains on giving back to those who have made us who we are today. Together, we are the Port of Stockton.

Chair Michael Patrick Duffy, Vice-Chair William R. Trezza Commissioners R. Jay Allen, David B. Atwater, Anthony Barkett, Stephen Griffen, Allen Sawyer Port Director Kirk DeJesus (888) 598-4697

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