CROP TALK - February 2023

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Avian Influenza VS The 2022 Duck Season

By Madison Escheman, YSFB Intern

here is no doubt that Avian Influenza AKA Bird Flu has been spreading throughout California.

According to the Sacbee, 43 of California’s 58 counties have shown traces of this disease in wild birds making Sutter and Yuba County two of the 43. If you’re an avid waterfowl hunter like myself or own rice land, I’m sure that you have seen multiple deceased ducks laying around this year not from a successful hunt but because of the Bird Flu.

Now, you may be wondering, how does Avian Influenza affect me? With this question in mind, I took the time to speak with someone who has experienced the effects of Avian Influenza and has taken a course in Poultry Science at Cal Poly State University. Caroline

Mathews, who’s not only a Farm Bureau member and shares a love for hunting also comes from a family with a rice farming background.

Mathews Rice in District 10 of Yuba County is a 5th generation farming operation that has been in her family since the 1940s. Sharing this love for hunting and agriculture, I had the opportunity to

join Caroline on a duck hunt and talk with her about her and her family’s experience with the popular Bird Flu. Over the years, Caroline said that it’s pretty normal for her and her dad to see sick or dead ducks around their rice fields. Oftentimes they thought that these birds were miss shot at by other hunters but soon realized that they were acting so odd because they were experiencing Avian Influenza. From her studies at Cal Poly, she noted that you can often tell if a bird is sick if it shows a lack of energy, coordination, and has discharge from the nose and eyes. She says, “It’s difficult because we don’t have a lot of options as rice farmers to help prevent this disease but the best thing we can do is implement biosecurity practices such as keeping our hunting gear and equipment clean and harvesting ducks correctly”.

Along with this, many farmers have experienced abnormal activity in waterfowl during rice stomping season. Those operating equipment during this time see sick birds crawl up and onto the rice checks and die or encounter dead birds floating along the checks as

well. If you notice multiple sick birds, you can report them to the Department of Fish and Wildlife at www.wildlife. ca.gov

A lot of hunters have duck dogs who serve as a great resource if you don’t want to go trudging through the mud. Ducks Unlimited states that in order to keep duck dogs safe from getting sick, don’t feed them the raw meat harvested from birds. Along with this, it is suggested that your pup gets a good shampoo bath after your hunt.

As we wrapped up another successful duck hunting season in January, don’t forget to practice biosecurity in the future so we can all continue hunting for many years to come. From hunting for sport to providing for our families, hunting is of extreme importance to many and protecting our hunting lands plays a big role in that. As Jase Robertson once said “The number one rule of duck hunting is to go where the ducks are”, and I for one would like to continue doing that.

Rice Crop Rotation Tool: A Decision Support Tool to Assist in Economics-Based Decision-Making for Crop Rotations

By Whitney Brim-DeForest, UCCE Rice Advisor and Sara Rosenberg, UC Davis Ph.D. Student

he UCCE Rice Team has launched a new decisionsupport tool, the “Rice Rotation Calculator”, which can be found at https://rice-rotationcalculator.ipm.ucanr.edu/

(Figure 1). The tool was created through a partnership between UCCE, UC Davis, and the UC Integrated Pest Management program, and was funded by a grant from the Western IPM Center.

The tool was developed via a series of data collection and feedback meetings over the course of the winter and summer of 2021. The meetings provided data on costs of switching to each of the proposed crops: sunflower, safflower, tomatoes, and dry beans. Additional data on costs were taken from the UC Davis Costs Studies for rice and each of the rotational crops, as well as USDA data.

Tool Overview

The tool allows California rice growers to choose between four rotational crop options: safflower, sunflower, tomatoes, and dry beans. Growers can input data from their production systems and ranches for rice as well as the rotational crops. There are also default data values (averages) that the tool generates if growers do not have the values.

The output generates a constantly updating graph, which changes as the inputs and values shift (Figure 2). The values are also outlined below the graph, for several cost categories: baseline information (your rice values), the opportunity cost of time learning the new crop and finding markets for the new crop, seed, equipment and implements, straw management, field reconstruction (i.e., levee deconstruction/formation or

additional slope), labor, inputs, harvest, irrigation, extra expenses (which includes office expenses and compliance payments), crop loss, and rent.

Using the Calculator

First, the calculator allows you to pick the rotational crop of your choice (tomatoes, safflower, sunflower, or dry beans). The drop-down menu will then show you several crop cost categories, and each category will be accompanied by cost components that have associated values. The calculator compares the costs and benefits associated with producing rice with a rotation crop. For example, under the “Baseline Information” category, you will enter your price and yield for your rice crop, your cost for water, and your cost for land (rent) (Figure 3). You will also pick a yield value for your rotation crop in the baseline info section. There are default categories for each of these values, if you do not have an estimated or known value. After you have entered your baseline information, you would continue to the next cost category, and change values as you see fit.

Feedback Appreciated

If you have suggestions for improvements to the tool, please feel free to contact us (Whitney BrimDeForest at wbrimdeforest@ucanr. edu, or Sara Rosenberg at srosenberg@ ucdavis.edu). In the near future, the data will be made exportable from the tool so it can be downloaded and saved for future reference.

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Meet your Yuba City team. From left to right: Amandeep Bains, Robin Flournoy, Joel Arnold, Melanie Michel, Harjinder Chima, Casey Baker, Amrita Takhar.

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Local Financing for Leading U.S. Farmers, Ranchers, and Agribusinesses

By Denise Marmolejo, Rabo AgriFinance VP - Senior Manager Field Marketing, Pacific Territory

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Because we’re located in the rural towns, agricultural centers, and farming regions where our clients live and work, we understand their operations, their sectors, and their unique financial needs. We have the extensive background, experience, and knowledge our clients expect in an ag lender.

The local Yuba City office is committed to building long-term relationships with its clients by understanding their unique financial needs and providing tailored solutions to meet them. This commitment gives clients the security of knowing they can count on us through changing economic and agricultural cycles. In addition, the Yuba City location is committed to its local community and supports the local FFA Chapters Floral Programs and collaborating with them to serve the region through dynamic events. Rabo AgriFinance employees also participate in the Yuba Sutter Fair through the Heritage Foundation, community lead organizations such as the Sutter Yuba Community Foundation, and support local growers, such as the Walnut Bargaining Association and the California Rice Industry.

Rabo AgriFinance frequently provides regional events to discuss leading global food and agriculture research with the experts from the RaboResearch Food and Agribusiness team. The RaboResearch F&A group is a global team of more than 75 analysts who monitor and evaluate global market events that affect food and agriculture worldwide.

RaboResearch Food and Agribusiness recently published the North American Agribusiness Review, (https://www.raboag.com/ mm/files/Oct22-Rabobank-North-America-Agribusiness-Review. pdf ), providing a current market outlook for cattle and key commodities developments in North America. This knowledge enables clients and farmers to develop and deepen their business insights to make well-informed strategic decisions. The people, businesses, and communities we serve will always be at the heart of our business.

While not only do Rabo AgriFinance colleagues work in the Yuba City community, most of the employees from the field office live in the area as well and understand first-hand the importance of agriculture to this community. The team is also part of the Rabobank Group, a leading global financial services provider

with over $700 billion in assets serving more than 10 million customers worldwide. Founded by Dutch farmers more than 125 years ago, Rabobank remains dedicated to supporting and growing agriculture.

With our long history of financial expertise in the food and agriculture industry, the Rabobank team help farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness companies grow their operations throughout the United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. We’re a strong, stable financial partner for your business, farm, and family.

As a relationship-driven organization, you can often find the Rabo AgriFinance Yuba City team at Farm Bureau events and supporting our local growers and producers, as well as the next-generation involved in local agriculture. Agriculture holds both a professional and personal importance to everyone in the field office.

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855 Harter Parkway, Suite 100 Yuba City CA, 95993

Phone: (855) 887-9276

To learn more, go to www.RaboAg.com

About Rabo AgriFinance

As a leading financial services provider for agricultural producers and agribusinesses in the United States, Rabo AgriFinance adds value using industry expertise, client-focused solutions, and by creating long-term business relationships. Rabo AgriFinance offers a comprehensive portfolio of services that gives producers the right products to prepare for, and take advantage of, market opportunities. This comprehensive suite of services includes loans, insurance, input finance and effective risk management products. Rabo AgriFinance is a subsidiary of Rabobank, a premier bank to the global agriculture industry and one of the world’s largest and strongest banks. Rabobank is an equal opportunity provider.

About Rabobank

Rabobank Group is a global financial services leader providing wholesale and retail banking, leasing, and real estate services in more than 38 countries worldwide. Founded over a century ago, Rabobank today is one of the world’s largest banks with over $660 billion in assets. In the Americas, Rabobank is a premier bank to the food, agribusiness and beverage industry, providing sector expertise, strategic counsel and tailored financial solutions to clients across the entire food value chain.

Dave Burroughs Memorial Scholarship

By Jessica Malone, Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Program Coordinator

he Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau is preparing for our annual Spring Fling to be held at the Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds, March 17th, 2023.

The Dave Burroughs Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Brandon Knox in June of 2022. He was the first recipient of the Dave Burroughs Memorial Scholarship of $20,000. This is a perpetual scholarship that follows the recipient through all four years of college. Currently Brandon is attending Montana State University in Bozeman, studying Agricultural Business. He is passionate about agriculture and is continuing to explore different career paths. This opportunity was possible from two generous donations at the 2022 Spring Fling for $20,000 each. Amandeep and Robbie Bains were proud to donate in Dave’s honor from a close working relationship

at RaboBank. Fletcher & Associates Insurance Services, Inc. was an equal donor with great respect for Dave and is proud to support Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Funds for Ag Education. These sponsors of the Dave Burroughs Memorial scholarship will be joining us at the 2023 Spring Fling in style. They will enjoy VIP tables with VIP service and special recognition for their donations.

This year Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau will continue this donation and fund the Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau’s Funds for Ag Education program for additional scholarships. In 2022, Spring Fling donations awarded over $32,000 in scholarships to thirteen local students. If you would like to become a 2024 Spring Fling VIP, please reach out to Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau at (530) 673-6550.

RICE GROWERS...THE LAST DAY TO PURCHASE CROP INSURANCE IS FEBRUARY 28TH

While the winter precipitation to date has been a welcome sight and should relieve much of the irrigation supply concerns for 2023, there are many risks that remain.

For policies and questions relating to rice policies and deadlines for other crops, please contact Tim Cole at Fletcher & Associates Insurance Services, Inc./Farm West Insurance Services.

530.741.0441

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Spray Safe 2023

By Jessica Malone, Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Program Coordinator

Our annual Spray Safe event was held on January 11th, at the Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds. We had a record with turnout with almost 400 community members, growers, and employees in attendance. Several topics were covered, including Pesticide Safety, DPR Updates, BYS Water Coalition Updates, Top 10 Violations for 2022 and other Continuing Education information.

English and Spanish meetings were both held simultaneously followed by a delightful tri-tip lunch barbequed by Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Board Members Frank Hall and Satvinder Dallar. Spray Safe couldn’t be accomplished without our volunteers, both County Ag Commissioners and their staff, and of course, our generous sponsors!

2023 Calendar Cover Winner

By Jessica Malone, Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Program Coordinator

heri Azevedo is our 2023 Calendar cover winner. She lives in Yuba City with her husband Jeremy, and two daughters, Hannah & Hollie. She has spent many years in agriculture, from helping her grandpa in Indiana harvest corn & soybeans, working in the almond industry, and in rice harvest for 11 years.

Azevedo is an active community member who coaches volleyball and has been a 4H leader for 11 years.

She enjoys teaching Colusa County 4H members about photography while capturing local events and sports, as well as raising and breeding sheep.

Azevedo started photography back in high school, as a yearbook editor. After she graduated, she continued photography while capturing wildlife, sunsets, landscapes, friends, and families. Her hobby quickly grew and keeps her busy after more than twenty years.

The selected photo for the cover was taken as she had just

finished harvesting for the day. The equipment was lined up perfect for a golden hour California sunset. The site was perfect, however, little did she know as she prepared to frame this photo, there was a skunk lurking in the ditch. As her husband kept saying step farther back, she thought nothing of it. After taking a few shots, she then realized the skunk was too close for comfort and she ran! The men in the field laughed but the picture she captured was well worth it!

Please stop by our office at 475 N Palora Ave, Suite A, Yuba City to get a copy today.

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• Estate Tax Planning

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• Use of Special Use Valuation for Family Farms & Ranches

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NIFA Funds $3.8 Million Project to Find Climate-Resilient Pistachio Trees

By Trina Kleist, UC Davis

multi-state team led by Patrick J. Brown has been awarded nearly $3.8 million over the next four years for a project to improve pistachio production as the industry faces warmer winters and scarcer water.

“We are at this unique point in history where we can do this,” said Brown, an associate professor in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences. The project aims to ensure the industry can thrive in coming decades despite the challenges faced. Growers are invited to participate in the study, sharing what they already are trying in their own fields or supporting any aspect of the project. To discuss the possibilities, contact Brown at pjbrown@ucdavis.edu or (530) 752-4288. The project includes research to ensure pollination, experiments to calculate irrigation needs amid water shortages, creating tools to improve public breeding programs, developing more efficient harvesting equipment, and economic analyses to ensure future pistachio cultivation is economically rewarding. Researchers hope to offer a guide for growers deciding whether to plant new orchards or remove existing ones.

“The success of California’s pistachio industry, which is the top producer of the nuts in the world, has always relied on a strong collaboration between UC researchers and pistachio growers,” said project participant Florent Trouillas, a UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the UC Davis Department of Plant Pathology. “Research efforts must continue to address enduring and new challenges, improve sustainability and ensure the profitability of pistachio farming.”

Researchers will be looking for pistachio rootstock and cultivar combinations that have genetic predispositions toward tolerating warmer winters, less water and saltier soil.

The tasty, green nuts have blossomed into a $5.2-billion industry in California, thanks to their greater tolerance of dry lands and salty soils. The project aims to further improve their climate resilience by finding a rootstock that can thrive despite growing water scarcity and declining water quality projected over the next half-century. With millions of genetically distinct pistachio

trees growing in the state, “we already have out there what may be the industry’s next great rootstock,” Brown said. “It’s probably in some grower’s field already. We just have to find it.”

Researchers seek to pair that new rootstock with high-yielding scions—the producing part of the tree grafted onto the rootstock—to develop new combinations that can thrive in the different conditions across the state.

Trouble with “boy meets girl”

Pistachios, like many other tree crops, have male and female trees, and they require hundreds of hours of wintertime temperatures below 45 degrees Fahrenheit for the trees to flower in the spring. Wind blows the pollen from male flowers to female flowers, creating nuts.

Complicating the timing: Boy flowers and girl flowers generally require different amounts of winter cold to bloom. After a sufficiently cold winter, boys and girls flower together. But if the winter is warm, most of them will flower at different times, reducing pollination.

That happened in the winter of 201415, which saw unusually warm winter temperatures. The following fall, farmers harvested only half their expected crop, losing more than $1 billion, Brown said. Climate change is expected to provoke progressively warmer winters in the future, on average.

A cluster of pinkish fruit amid broad, glossy, green leaves

Male flowers and female flowers on pistachio trees generally require different amounts of winter cold to bloom. If the winter is warm, most of them will flower at different times, reducing pollination.

An additional complication: The boy

scions come from a single variety, or cultivar, and the girl scions come from another single cultivar. “In California part of the problem is that we have been relying on a single male and single female cultivar,” Brown explained.

A key part of this project will be to test new scions that can pollinate efficiently despite warmer winters. “We now have additional male and female scions released in the last 10 to 15 years, but we need more information on their chill requirements,” Brown said.

Growing importance of pistachio sector

With nearly 520,000 acres planted in California in 2021, pistachios are the fastest-growing tree nut crop in the state. Growers have doubled their plantings over the past decade, due to pistachios’ drought tolerance and higher gross returns compared to other nuts, experts report. California dominates the industry, growing 99 percent of the nation’s crop and nearly 60 percent of the world’s crop, employing people in 47,000 full-time-equivalent jobs and creating $5.2-billion of total economic impact in 2020, according to American Pistachio Growers.

Brown’s team is part of a wider effort at UC Davis to support the sector’s growth and adaptation to climate change. Other department members participating in the project include co-directors Louise Ferguson, a UC Cooperative Extension pomologist, and Richard W. Michelmore, a distinguished professor and director of the UC Davis Genome Center. Also participating are Giulia Marino, a UC Cooperative Extension specialist; and Grey Monroe, an assistant professor. Other UC Davis participants include Trouillas and Brittney Goodrich, a UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. The project also includes researchers from UC Merced, New Mexico State University and Purdue University. The four-year project was among nearly $70 million in Specialty Crop Research Initiative grants awarded this fall by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The Department of Plant Sciences landed three of the 25 grants.

Growers invited to participate in study by sharing their experiences

February is Heart Health Month

By Jessica Malone, Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Program Coordinator

As February is the month of National Heart Health, we want to remember that it starts with healthy eating. Making some small changes our diets can lead to positive changes in our health. By eating fresh foods, we can start with simple dishes. This recipe is great to use some local Walnuts to change up the regular pesto into a hearth healthy option.

Pasta wi Walnut Pesto & Peas

SERVINGS: 4 PREPPING TIME: 30 MIN COOKING TIME: 30 MIN

INGREDIENTS

• 12 oz. farfalle or other short pasta

• 3 tbsp. olive oil

• 1 large onion, chopped

• Kosher salt and pepper

• 1 lemon

• 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted

• 1 clove garlic

• 1/ 4 cup grated

• Parmesan, plus more for serving

• 1 1/4 cup frozen peas, thawed

• 1/2 cup dry white wine

DIRECTIONS

1. Cook the pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking liquid, drain the pasta and return it to the pot.

2. Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, season with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 6 to 8 minutes.

3. While the onions are cooking, using a vegetable peeler, remove 3 strips of zest from the lemon. Thinly slice the zest; add it to a food processor along with the vvalnuts and garlic and pulse until finely chopped. Add the Parmesan, ¼ cup peas, remaining 2 tablespoons oil, and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper and puree until smooth.

4. Add the wine to the onions and simmer for 2 minutes. Add the remaining cup peas and cook, tossing, until heated through. Toss the pasta with the walnut pesto (adding some of the reserved cooking liquid if the pasta seems dry). Add the onion mixture and toss to combine. Serve with a squeeze of lemon juice and additional Parmesan, if desired.

RECIPE COURTESY OF WOMEN’S DAY KITCHEN

Marysville FFA—2022 Review

By Jesus Ochoa, Marysville FFA Chapter Reporter

ommunity and representation are the two goals that Marysville FFA strives to meet. These two goals allow Marysville FFA to be what it is, and these past two years have been no exception. Multiple instances this past year have allowed the Marysville FFA chapter to meet these goals, including attending national-level competitions, contributing to local communities, and creating a fun and safe environment for members. Although our chapter does a lot outside of school we still prioritize our members’ learning experiences, because, in the end, FFA is more than just competitions. Marysville FFA is about building the leaders of the future and allowing students to be the best versions of themselves that they can be. In recent years the competitive strides that Marysville FFA has been making have been remarkable. At the yearly California State Convention, we have had multiple Marysville FFA members participate in different state-level competitions, with an eventual winner in Benjamin Kanavalchuk. Benjamin was able to win first place in his division for his agriscience project out of the entire state of California. His project explains the benefits of implementing various bugs into the normal diet of humans. This project led him to win first place in his competition. Still, it ended up not being his highest placement as he eventually placed 8th place at the National FFA convention in Indianapolis. Ben’s success is just one of many stories that took place in the Marysville FFA chapter, and we are super proud of his accomplishments.

The connection between study and community is an important asset that we want to make sure our members are aware of. In the month of December, we were able to take part in two major community service events, which consisted of our December FFA meeting and Project Elf. At our December meeting, we made it a requirement to donate either a pack of new socks or a canned food item in order to get into the meeting. In the end, we ended up with over 70 cans of food and 5 packs of socks that will later be donated to a homeless shelter. Project Elf is a community service event where students will receive a money limit, and will have to purchase and wrap presents that will later be donated to children who don’t have the financial means to receive presents. These two events were a huge success and really displayed the joy of giving back to those in need. Overall we are very proud of the strides that members are making, and are certain that the FFA experience will allow them to have a more successful life outside of high school. Although we are very proud to have seen just how devoted students are to this organization, we are just so proud of the connections that we have been able to make with students from Freshman year all the way to their senior year. Allowing students to grow independently is our main priority, and at Marysville FFA we are very happy to have seen this growth shown among our members. Marysville FFA isn’t just an organization; it is a family and that is the basis of what we are so proud of and what we will accomplish in the future.

Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Business Members Directory

AERIAL APPLICATION

Anderson’s Flying Service Robbins, (530) 738-4205

Basin Aviation Brandon VanDyke basinavationag@gmail.com

(530) 701-1691

Moe’s Crop Dusting Service, Inc. Pleasant Grove • (530) 682-5117

Sutter Butte Dusters, Inc.

P.O. Box 213, Live Oak • (530) 695-2294

Twin Cities Aviation

94 2nd St., Yuba City • (530) 673-4578

AGRICULTURAL ADVISING

Agricultural Advisors

3995 E. Butte Rd., Live Oak (530) 674-1255

APIARIES

Strachan Apiaries, Inc.

2522 Tierra Buena Rd., Yuba City 530) 674-3881

ASSOCIATIONS

California Canning Peach Association

335 Teegarden Ave.,Yuba City

(530) 673-8526

City of Yuba City

1201 Civic Center Blvd., Yuba City

(530) 822-4762

Garden Highway Mutual Water Corporation

Yuba City (530) • 674-2837

Prune Bargaining Association

355 Teegarden, YC • (530) 674-5636

Yuba-Sutter Economic Development Corp.

Tharp Rd, Yuba City • (530) 751-8555

AUCTION SERVICE Bid Cal Inc.

Chico (530) • 345-0840

AUTOMOTIVE & DIESEL

Les Schwab Tire Center-Linda

5998 Lindhurst Ave, Linda

(530) 743-7818

BANKING/FINANCIAL

AgWest Farm Credit

1800 Lassen Blvd., Yuba City, CA

(530) 671-1420

Citizens Business Bank

700 Plumas Street., Yuba City

(530) 674-6207

Core Financial Group

1215 Plumas St, YC • (530) 228-3029

michael@mycoremoney.com

Crippen and Associates

319 6th St. Suite #7, Marysville, CA 95901 • (530) 742-8201

Plumas Bank

1280 Bridge St., Yuba City, CA 95991 (530) 755-3700

Rabo AgriFinance

855 Harter Pkwy, Yuba City

(855) 887-9276

River Valley Community Bank

1629 Colusa Ave., Yuba City (530) 821-2460

Tenney & Company, CPA

1528 Starr Drive, Ste A, Yuba City, CA 95993 • (530) 674-4211

CHEMICAL & FERTILIZER COMPANIES

Grow West

2100 Everglade Rd Yuba City

(530) 671-3571

Helena Agri Business

Colusa Hwy Yuba City • (530) 674-3718

Wilbur Ellis

900 North George Washington Blvd, Yuba City 9599 • (530) 673-0921

CONSTRUCTION

Gary Smith Yuba City • (530) 701-6731

Hilbers Inc 770 N. Walton, Yuba City

(530) 673-2947

CUSTOM FARMING

Diamond B Ag Company

Yuba City • (530) 237-7238 harpaul@diamondbco.net or (530) 751-6285 jaz@diamondbco.net

Fiveway, Inc.

3339 N Township Rd., Yuba City

(530) 671-9519

John Behrend Custom Logging

Dobbins CA • (530) 632-3528

EQUIPMENT/VEHICLES

Beeler Tractor Co.

887 E. Onstott Rd., Yuba City

(530) 673-3555

Holt Ag Solutions

2950 Colusa Hwy Yuba City

(530) 755-3363

N&S Tractor Yuba City • (530) 923-7675

FARM LABOR CONTRACTORS

Sunrise Ag Labor 436 Colusa Ave., Yuba City (530) 822-7777

FARM MANAGEMENT

JS Johal & Sons, Inc.

5020 Garden Hwy, Yuba City (530) 682-3600

PR Ag Services, Paul Takhar

(530) 682-6900

treeshakes@gmail.com

FARMS, RANCHES & INDIVIDUALS BGH LP

6394 Larkin Rd., Live Oak, CA 95953 Butte Packhouse LLC Live Oak nicole@buttepackhouse.com

(530) 370-5533

Fair Share Farms

Yuba City • kellyhoppin@gmail.com

Just Farms LP

Gridley • (530) 846-3958

K & S Orchards Yuba City elijahsingh17@gmail.com

(530) 671-3434

Laurel Ag

Perry St. Sutter • (530) 649-0522

Lundberg Family Farms

Mike Denny • (530) 538-3500

Premier Walnut Company

Yuba City, Sarb Kandola

(530) 870-7906

Red Maple Ranch; Yuba City, Melanie Munro redmapleranchflowers@ gmail.com

(530) 218-7980

Samara Ranches Yuba City bobby@newlegendinc.com

(530) 788-3838

Shaeffer Ranch LLC

Clovis CA

Tamita Farms

S Butte Rd Sutter • (530) 674-9378

T&M Meyer Farms

Butte Rd Sutter, CA • (530) 570-9957

Top Shelf Ranch LLC

Wheatland • (530) 788-3658

grainfedbeef@gmail.com

Triple H Ranches

Robbins • (530) 666-1500

FUEL

Lakeview Petroleum

1528 Colusa Hwy, YC 95993

(530) 742-7614

Valley Pacific Petroleum

Stockton CA rob.goodman@vpps.net

(209) 948-9412

HULLING & DRYING

Fedora Farms

2551 Farmlan Rd., Meridian

(530) 696-2230

INSURANCE

Denny Insurance Services

856 Richland Rd., Suite B, Yuba City

(530) 671-5813

Far Horizon Insurance

1130 Bridge St., Yuba City

(530) 674-1340

FarmWest Insurance

475 N Palora Ave., Suite B

(530) 741-0441

Gallian & Associates

440 Palora Ave, Yuba City

(530) 671-4841

Huntley Bravos Zall Insurance Brokers

520 Olive St., Marysville, CA 95901

(530) 743-9264

Oakview Insurance Services, Inc.

Yuba City • megan@yourfavoriteagent.net

(530) 674-5054

Roberson & Sons Insurance Services Inc.

Eric Roberson • (530) 365-1009

Rose Insurance Agency

855 Harter Prkwy # 350A, Yuba City

gselland@roseinsuranceca.com

(530) 673-8862

Sutter Buttes Insurance

1527 Starr Dr #M Yuba City

(530) 682-1864

Zenith Agribusiness Solutions

Craig Thomson

cthomson@thezenith.com

(916) 781-2110

LEGAL SERVICES

Hyatt-McIntyre & Associates

950 Tharp Rd., Ste. 701, Yuba City

(530) 674-9761

The Law Offices of Robin C. Bevier PC

2479 Sunrise Blvd., Gold River CA

(916) 858-0904

NURSERY

Guillaume Grapevine Nursery

21208 State Highway 113

Knights Landing • (530) 735-6821

Sierra Gold Nurseries

5320 Garden Hwy., Yuba City

(530) 674-1145

PROCESSING & DRYING

Catlett Warehouse

2138 Catlett Road, Pleasant Grove

(530) 674-2380

District 10 Dryers LLC

9000 Mathews Lane, Marysville

(530) 742-3116

Miki Orchard, Inc.

803 Boyer Rd., Marysville

(530) 743-4402

Mitchell Dryers

365 Wilson Rd, Yuba City

(530) 671-3397

Sacramento Packing Inc.

833 Tudor Rd., Yuba City, CA 95991

530-671-4488

Shoei Foods

1900 Feather River Blvd., Olivehurst

(530) 742-7866

Sunsweet Growers

901 Walton Ave, Yuba City (530) 751-5379

SunWest Foods, Inc. Yuba City

(530) 671-8888

Taylor Brothers Farms

182 Wilkie Ave., Yuba City (530) 671-1505

Van Dykes Rice Dryer

4036 Pleasant Grove Rd., Pleasant Grove • (916) 655-3171

PUMP & WELL

Nor Cal Pump & Well Service

1325 Barry Rd., Yuba City (530) 674-5861

REAL ESTATE

Coldwell Banker Commercial

Valley Brokers

1307 Franklin Road, Yuba City (530) 673-6614

Edwards, Lien & Toso • Randy Edwards randaledwards19@hotmail.com

(209) 634-9484

Farm & Ranch Realty

P.O. Box 564, Woodland (530) 908-4689

Stromer Realty Company

591 Colusa Ave., Yuba City

(530) 671-2770

SERVICES - OTHER

Bridge Coffee Co. LLC

101 Clark Ave YC

(530) 673-6001

Country Butcher

Adam & Katie Knapp

(530) 742-0284

Global Ag Communications

1228 Frank Ave. Yuba City

(530) 751-6285

Joel Giusti • Yuba City (530) 237-6951

Pride Employment & Staffing

Paul Basi • (530) 661-3405

SOLAR & ENERGY

ACIP ENERGY, LLC

David Vincent Yuba City (530) 777-2247

SUPPLY

Bearing Belt Chain Company

829 5Th St Marysville • (530) 743-9256

California Industrial Rubber Co., Inc

1690 Sierra Ave.,Yuba City

(530) 485-1487

Derco Supply

2920 A Colusa Hwy. YC • (530) 673-0481

Grange CoOp & Nursery Supply

1264 Stabler Ln. Yuba City (530) 777-3551

Hust Brothers Inc.

710 3rd St., Marysville • (530) 743-1561

Sutter Orchard Supply

573 Bridge St., Yuba City (530) 673-8068

TRUCKING

Gee Agri Transport Inc.

Yuba City • (530) 674-7443

UTILITIES

Calpine

5029 S. Township Rd., Yuba City, CA 95993 • 530-821-2072

Chico Electric

36 W Eaton Rd, Chico • (530) 891-1933

Meridian Farms Water Co.

1138 4th St., Meridian • (530) 696-2456

WINERY

Cordi Winery

10401 Ingram Ln, Live Oak (530) 695-1785