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NEWSNEWSTulare CountyFarm BureauTulare CountyFarm Bureau
JULY 2008Volume 370, Number 7
Based on Farm Bureau's suc-cessful involvement last year, andproviding a much-needed serviceto everyone involved in the JuniorLivestock Auction at the TulareCounty Fair, the TCFB board votedunanimously to take on the taskonce again this fall.
Fair CEO Geoff Hinds presentedthe Fair Board's thanks andappreciation for last year's partici-pation. On sale day, Farm Bureauprovided a continental breakfastand box lunch to registered buyersand made cold bottled wateravailable throughout the day-longsale. “It really hit the nail on thehead!” said Hinds.
In order to minimize the logisticalproblems encountered last yearand maximize the benefits to theparticipants, the board voted toeliminate the breakfast and putthat budgeted money toward animproved lunch package, signageand other details this year.
TCFB BACKS JR. LIVESTOCKSALE AT FALL FAIR
Additionally, TCFB will continueits long tradition of hosting a pre-fair business lunch and providingcash awards and other prizes toexhibitors.
A diverse group attended the Sheriff'sMetal Theft summit in mid-June. Most ofthem - law enforcement officers, the ActionRural Crimes Taskforce team, prosecutors,elected officials and their representatives,recyclers, lobbyists and farmers – expressedfrustration with the ever-increasing problemas they sought ways to curb it.
While the summit session targeted farmersand ranchers, all agreed the rising pricespaid for metals of all kinds makes it a moreuniversal problem. It is no longer just an agissue. This has created wider awarenesswhich bodes well for legislation movingforward in the state legislature to make thepunishment for criminal activity harsher.
Time magazine's June 23 issue, likespeakers at the meeting, said the price ofcopper has quadrupled since 2008 due tothe construction boom in Asia. Thieves areeven pulling wiring out of traffic lights and,as was experienced in Visalia, wiring wasstolen from the sports park under construc-tion.
METAL THEFT SUMMIT AIRS FRUSTRATIONSTheme is education, cooperation and communication
Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Rob Schimpf, whoheads Tulare County's Rural CrimeTaskforce, said metals of all kinds are beingstolen. He said the price paid for copper wirewhich was 69-cents a pound in 2002, is now$3.44 per pound. Beyond copper wire,targeted items include irrigation pipe,irrigation filters, valves, radiators, alumi-num siding, implements – any recyclablemetal.
Two very similar bills to curb metal theftare currently being considered by statelawmakers and, “if all goes well, there's hopeof having a bill by Aug. 31,” said ShirleyBatchman, of California Citrus Mutual.
AB 844 by Assemblyman Tom Berryhill (R-Modesto) was introduced last year, but waskilled by the recycling industry. It is backagain. It requires recyclers to pay for scrapmetal with a check, then hold the check forthree days and take a picture of the metalbeing recycled.
Two Bills in Sacramento
Sheriff Bill Wittman, left, and Tulare County District AttorneyPhil Cline were the leaders who launched the Rural CrimeTaskforce in November 1996. While farmers and rancherspraise the program's successes, all agree it is a hard and frustrat-ing task to catch and prosecute those who steal metal.See on page 3Metal Theft
After a thorough and completediscussion of all aspects of theproposed Tulare Motor SportsComplex, the Tulare County FarmBureau Board of Directors took aposition against it at its Junemeeting.
Based on study of the project'sdraft environmental impact report(Draft EIR) and Farm Bureau'spolicies governing land use, boardmembers felt the project would notbe compatible with surroundingagricultural land use.
They directed Executive DirectorStever to summarize their objec-tions in response to the draft EIRand send it, with approval from theTCFB Land Use Committee, to theTulare planning officials before theJune 20 deadline.
According to Stever, “Our organi-zation represents members whohold diverse opinions, and may notalways agree with every decision ofour board of directors. But theimportant part is that we base ourpositions on sound policy, and weask our members to participate inthat policy making process andconstantly review, revise, andupdate our policies to help makethem consistent, uniform, andenforceable when issues like thiscome before the board of directors.
“It is well evidenced by the DEIR,that this project will have manydetrimental impacts to agriculturein southwest Tulare County, andwill cause the premature conver-sion of agricultural land to nonagricultural uses. This project willserve as a catalyst for adverselyaffecting water quality and quan-
BOARD SAYS NO TO THE TULAREMOTOR SPORTS COMPLEX
tity, reversing improvements madein air quality, and promoting fasterconversion of rural landscapes intourban and retail build-outs that willforce agriculture in the surroundingarea to change operational prac-tices. It will ultimately create anincompatibility between theproposed project and agriculture.”
Key issues are:
The 711.09 acreproposal includes 400+ acres ofland in an Agricultural Preserveand Williamson Act Contracts,which will require cancellation priorto project initiation. Farm Bureauopposes the conversion of primefarmland to non agricultural uses,and opposes the cancellation ofWilliamson Act contracts unlessextraordinary circumstances exist.
The DEIR states the effects ofnoise on livestock will be mitigatedwith several measures. Thesemitigation measures are notadequate to address the concernsfor the effects on livestock. Theimpact still remains unavoidableand significant and could impactthousands of dairy animals in closeproximity to the track.
The proposed complex willhave the propensity for creatinghigh levels of nitrous oxides (NOx)and volatile organic compounds(VOCs) that will further degrade airquality in the south San JoaquinValley, harming our rural commu-nities, agricultural lands, andnatural resources.
Significant Loss of AgriculturalResources:
Significant Impacts from NoiseLevel:
Significant Impacts to AirQuality:
See Motor Sports on page 12
Geoff Hinds
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Executive Officers�
President Edward Needham13274 Perry Ct., Visalia, CA 93292First Vice President Larry PeltzerPO Box 48, Ivanhoe, CA 93235Second Vice President Steve Godlin34015 Road 140, Visalia, CA 93292Treasurer Chris Giannini4736 W. Country Ct., Visalia, CA 93277Immediate Past President Keith Watkins
14852 Lipson, Visalia, CA 93292District 6 Representative Nancy Pitigliano
PO Box 9, Tipton, CA 93272
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President’s Notesby Edward Needham, [email protected]
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Page 2 Tulare County Farm Bureau News July 2008
Executive Comments{by ,Patricia L. Stever Executive [email protected]
TellingYour Story
Who isThis Guy?
Since my recent appointment asPresident of the Tulare CountyFarm Bureau I have been hearingthe same question again and again;who is this guy, where did you findhim? Well, here is my story:
I was born and raised in WalnutCreek, CA where my family raisedand showed horses. After highschool I joined the Marines andattended Santa Rosa Junior Collegeas a Viticulture Major, transferringto Fresno State in 1982. I gradu-ated two years later with my BS inPlant Science and Ag Mechanics.While attending CSUF I met mywife, Kim, an Ag Education Majorand third generation Ivanhoeresident. We were married in 1987.
I started work farming citrus,olives, wine grapes, and pears inSanger. After the 1990 freeze, wemoved to Visalia and I started workin Kern County farming citrus. Thisled to involvement with the CitrusResearch Board and CaliforniaCitrus Mutual and the Kern CountyFarm Bureau as a director.
I have Pest Control Advisor (PCA)and Pest Control Operator (PCO)licenses. My wife is a third gradeteacher at Elbow Creek and we havefour children, Cody, Kelsey,Kendall and Cassidy.
I became involved with the TulareCounty Farm Bureau because thisis where my home is and where I amraising my family. Hopefully, mychildren will decide to raise theirfamilies here also.
Even though I have been involvedwith the Kern County Farm Bureau
for a number of years, I felt I neededto become active here at home.People who know me are aware ofmy passion when I take on aresponsibility. If I'm not going toserve my position at 120%, I don'tfeel I'm doing the best I can.
I want you, the members, andthose of you who aren't membersyet to know I am here for ourcommunity. I would like to hearfrom you with suggestions on howwe can help improve our commu-nity through Farm Bureau.
Our board is made up of experi-enced members with many diversebackgrounds and it is here to serveyou, as well. In order for us tofunction as an effective board weneed to hear from you. So I ask youto contact us – directors, staff or me– and let us know what we can dofor you. I look forward to meetingyou and hearing from you as wemove along in this new FarmBureau year.
Editor's Note: Ed currently is a
general manager for Synagro, and
manages the South Kern Compost
Manufacturing facility. He also
works out of a Fresno-based office
for Earthwise Organics, and farms
citrus and pomegranates in Kern
County. Even though Ed spends
busy days traveling up and down
the freeways between Fresno,
Tulare and Kern Counties, he makes
Visalia his home along with his wife,
Kim, and four children. We welcome
Ed to the board and look forward to
his service and enthusiastic leader-
ship style!
Summer is finally here. It alwaysreminds me of the amazing bountythat California agriculture pro-duces, especially all the summerfruit, vegetables, nuts, and othercommodities that our state growswith amazing efficiency, resource-fulness and ingenuity.
Whether you grow your own in abackyard garden, or you grow10,000 acres, every year I marvelat the rich and bountiful earth thatexists here in the San JoaquinValley. It energizes and rejuve-nates me to want to tell agricul-ture's story to everyone who enjoysthat sun ripened sweet peach,nectarine, cherry, or plum.
In late June, I had just such anopportunity to tell your story. Itraveled down to Orange County,where you may think very littleagriculture exists – yet an amazingexperience happened. More than600 educators from across thenation converged on Costa Mesa totake part in nearly four days oftours, workshops, hands-ondemonstrations, and to have ataste of California's bounty. Thiswas the National Agriculture in theClassroom Conference, this yearhosted by California, and our stateAITC foundation.
Tulare County was well repre-sented. Our Education Committeesponsored two local teachers withfull scholarships to attend, andour co-chairwoman, Sandi Gist-Langiano, and I were there. Alongwith my camera and notebook, Ialso packed eight cartons ofCalifornia oranges, and fourcartons of California avocados,thanks to our good friends inSanta Paula, and headed for theconference to help tell Californiaagriculture's story to the assem-bled teachers from across the
United States.What I found was a welcoming
audience of educators hungry forinformation for their classrooms.They respect and admire theAmerican farmer. They under-stand that it is becoming increas-ingly difficult for agriculture tosurvive in a country with evernarrowing margins, ever increas-ing regulations, and ever greaterforeign competition.
I realize that telling teachersyour story won't necessarily fix ourwater crisis in California; it won'tlower the price of fuel, or metal, orplastic, or chemicals; it won'tchange our burdensome regula-tions or necessarily improve yournet income… but hopefully what itcan do is help remind educatorsthat agriculture, like children, isour future. We need to invest inboth with all of our availableresources to make our futurebrighter.
I am always replenished andrefreshed to meet the people whoteach our youth. Those four daysflew by. I hope that the stories Itold, the knowledge I shared, andthe memories these teacherscaptured will endear them to ourindustry.
I also hope that their experienceswill help change the landscape ofour business climate and will someday produce another crop of votersand decision makers that will careenough to help fix what we all knowis so greatly broken in Californiaright now.
Until that dream is realized, I willcontinue to tell your story toeveryone who will listen. I'll buy allthe fresh California produce I canenjoy this summer to celebrateyour great bounty! Cheers!
The University of CaliforniaDavis School of VeterinaryMedicine will conduct a freeworkshop July 9, providinglectures, demonstrations andhands-on experience to properlymanage downer cattle.
It will be held at the TulareTeaching and Research Centerat 18830 Rd 112, Tulare.Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.with the workshop continuingfrom 10am to 2:30pm.
The session was prepared inresponse to the Hallmark/Westland cull cow abuse casethat made headlines for two
July 9
UC VET SCHOOLHOLDS DAIRY CATTLEWELFARE WORKSHOP
months earlier this year.The targeted audience is dairy
producers, farm staff, veterinari-ans, Registered VeterinaryTechnicians, auction personneland others who handle cattle.Topics include: Euthanasia:Indications and Methods, as wellas exploring a new, practicalsystem for the Handling andCare of Downer Cattle.
Advance reservations arerequested. For information,contact Carolyn Stull at 530-752-0855 or Delaina Matz at530-752-6630.
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SB 691 by Senator Ron Calderon(D-Montebello) has many of thesame features of AB 844, except itrequires those selling metals to befingerprinted and includes greaterpunishment.
Farm Bureau members werecalled to action for the June 9hear ing before the SenateBusiness , Pro fess ions andE c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n tCommittee.
Schimpf urged theft victims toreport every loss, no matter how
Tulare County Farm Bureau President Ed Needham tells Channel 30 news reporterJessica Peres that metal theft is not just a farm problem. The cost of the damage creates arippling effect with farmers having fewer dollars to spend in the communities.
• Make your place an unattractive target with fencing, lighting andcables across access roads.• Keep equipment away from roadways, and don't leave it out at night.• Post “No Trespassing” signs. They're available for purchase at theTulare County Farm Bureau office.• Inventory – Know what you have. Keep storage areas organized.• Use motion lights where possible. Better yet, if there is power avail-able, install an audible motion light that adds a siren noise when thelight goes on.• Mark all equipment with an Owner Applied Number (OAN). Numbersare issued by the Sheriff's department or the District Attorney's office.Keep the Ag Crimes Unit phone numbers handy. The 24-hour number is
559-733-6218. The Ag Crimes office is 559-740-4300.
Metal Theftfrom page 1
AG TASK FORCE TIPS FOR THEFT PREVENTION
Steve Godlin, TCFB second vice presidentand past president of the California BeekeepersAssociation, was in Washington June 26asking Congress to continue funding researchfor Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Heappeared before Representative DennisCardoza's sub-committee of the HouseAgriculture Committee on horticulture andorganic agriculture.
While tremendous research has been done bythe University of California Davis, said Godlin,the problem is still evident in apiaries nationwide. The disease, whichSteve believes is viral, has caused the loss of about 40-percent of thebee colonies in the U.S.
After buying new queens, at $16 each, and restocking their hives,Godlin said they do well during the summer but die-off later. “It used tohappen in winter, but now we're seeing it sooner – late summer and fall.Hopefully, research funding will continue until we get to the cause andcan do something to control it,” he concluded.
GODLIN PLEADS BEECASE IN CAPITOL
Steve Godlin
minor. “If you don't call, I don'tknow.” He also asks that theypreserve the crime scene, especiallyfoot prints and tire tracks.
Dee Gillen, owner of Tulare Iron &Metal, said illegal recyclers aregiving everyone in the business abad name. “We want to be there tohelp farmers dispose of scrapmetal. We want to do it right.”
Gillen, too, hopes for strongerlegislation to curb the illegalmovement. She said her companybegan voluntarily paying withchecks last year. The result? Theyfound their forged checks beingused everywhere.
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Teams of environmental activistsare visiting area school boardmeetings to promote a “PesticideProtection Zone” resolution,condemning the use of cropprotection materials adjacent toschool sites.
First it was Lindsay, thenVisalia. Both boards, after listen-ing to Tulare County AgriculturalCommissioner Gary Kunkel, theFarm Bureau, California CitrusMutual and others, rejected theproposals as unnecessary.
Past Farm Bureau PresidentKeith Watkins and SupervisorAllen Ishida also assured schoolboard members in Lindsay that the
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agriculture community and thecounty Ag Commissioner workingtogether, with oversight from theCalifornia Department of PesticideRegulation, are using all thenecessary tools and precautions tominimize risks around sensitiveenvironments, such as schools.
Kunkel reported that his depart-ment, in accordance with requestsfrom the activists, had put in placenew aerial restricted use permitconditions to address these veryconcerns. It became effectiveJanuary, 2008. The permittingprocess to apply restricted materi-als now requires that no aerialapplications take place within one-
quarter mile of any school, occu-pied farm labor camp, or residen-tial area in the county.
In a letter to the Visalia UnifiedSchool District dated May 23,Executive Director Patricia Steverwrote, in part:
“We believe it is unnecessary toadopt local resolutions that wouldseek to alter the regulatory modelthat is already in place and work-ing effectively to minimize risks.
Most growers are already makingspecial considerations for neigh-boring properties and especiallysensitive sites such as residentialneighborhoods and schools thatfind themselves located in agricul-turally-zoned lands.
Many growers only spray onweekends and late at night to
eliminate concerns related topesticide or other nutrient applica-tions.
It is also unfortunate that, as ourcommunities become more urban-ized, schools and residentialneighborhoods are being located inagricultural areas. Farmers havelittle choice but to change theirpractices to accommodate thesenew neighbors.
It puts Tulare County farmers ata disadvantage with their counter-parts in other parts of the state andnation to have local entitiesdemanding more stringent lawsthan exist elsewhere.”
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YOUNG FARMERS & RANCHERS NOTES....by Melissa DePaoli
April Machado's home was the locationof the June 10 meeting of Young Farmersand Ranchers. It included a delicious tri-tip dinner barbequed by Michael DePaoli.There were lots of new faces at the meetingand it was a terrific opportunity foreveryone to become acquainted.
Young Farmers and Ranchers members pose for the camera.
For further information, contact YF&Rchairman Josh Pitigliano at (559) 359-1906.
Other YF&R Events• June 29 – Ag Night at Visalia Oaks baseball• July 8 – General Meeting – details to be
announced• July 18 – Glo Ball, TBA• August 12 – General Meeting, TBA• September 9 – General Meeting TBA• September 27– Casino Night at the World Ag
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June YF& RMeeting a Hit!
Tom Barcellos,53, a lifetimediversified farmerin the Tiptonarea, was namedto the TulareCounty FarmBureau Board ofDirectors to fill avacant positionin District 2. Heis owner of Barcellos Farms and T-Bar Dairy. He also performs manage-
TOM BARCELLOS JOINS FB BOARD
Tom Barcellos
ment and custom farming for others,offering such services as silagechopping; grain, nut and hayharvesting and dairy pond excava-tion.
An early no-till adopter, Barcellosreceived the 2006 ConservationTillage Farmer Innovator awardpresented by the University ofCalifornia and USDA NaturalResources Conservation ServiceConse r va t i on T i l l a g e (CT )Workgroup.
A Tulare County native, Barcellosand his wife, Felomena, live in theremodeled home south of WoodvilleTom's grandparents built and inwhich Tom grew up. They have threegrown children.
As for becoming a Farm Bureauleader, Barcellos said, “I believeparticipation in organizations thatrepresents the interests of all aspectsof production agriculture is critical tothe future well being of all involved. Ibelieve that I can contribute to
discussions on policy and futuredirection.”
He also believes, “Farm Bureau ishighly respected as representing allof agriculture at the local, state andnational levels. There are many otherorganizations that are just asrespected, but more focused inspecific areas.”
Editor's note: The Farm Bureauboard is nearly complete. Onevacancy, each, exists in Districts 4and 5 (corresponds to Board ofSupervisor districts). If you would liketo serve, or know someone who wouldbe a good candidate, call ExecutiveDirector Stever at 559-732-8301.
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Bob McKellar conducts the Family Farm Fresh business at his Seven Sycamores Ranch in Ivanhoe.
Manager Pam Estrada runs the FFF show. Luann Black makes deliveries.
Farmer Kyle Reynolds of KMK Farms near Kingsburg makes a Monday morningdelivery of fresh produce. He says, “Bob McKellar's CSA has been a God-send to us. Itis good, steady business and has allowed us to enlarge our operation.”
McKellar, active in the Visalia Chamber of Commerce, has long promoted a farm-cityinterface. Here a city girl gets friendly with some farm animals at McKellar's memberappreciation day this spring.
FFF Mission StatementOur Mission is to grow, select and deliver to your door nature-fresh, delicious, nutritious fruit,vegetables and farm products grown with pride by Valley Family Farmers — Guaranteed to please.
Bob McKellar is a farmer who
grows citrus on the same land his
father developed near Ivanhoe in
1927.Three years ago he did something
no one in Tulare County had ever
done. He started Family Farm
Fresh, a community-supported
agriculture (CSA) marketing ven-
ture, providing weekly home deliver-
ies of fresh, locally grown food
products to members.What, you ask, is a CSA?
According to Wikipedia, it is a
relatively new socio-economic model
of food production, sales and
distribution aimed at both increas-
ing the quality of food and the
quality of care given the land, plants
and animals, while substantially
reducing potential food losses and
financial risks for the producers.Essentially, it is a farmer's market
on wheels – a way for small farmers
to sell their products directly to
consumers without having to pay a
middle man. Has it been successful?Let's hear it directly from Bob in a
Q&A format:
We are very pleased with Family
Farm Fresh for a variety of reasons.
It is giving people in Tulare and
Kings counties an opportunity to
learn about, receive and enjoy the
bounty that local farmers produce.
Q. You launched your newventure in March, 2005. Are youstill happy with it?
FAMILY FARM FRESH IS NICHE MARKETING AT ITS FINEST
Medium sized baskets await filling for Monday's deliveries to the Hanford, Lemoorearea. Members may order extras such as fresh baked goods, juices, cheese, eggs,honey, olives and olive oil, nuts, raw milk and much more.
We are pleased with the growth and
the kinship we have with our
members.As you know, this is a membership
organization. Our customers pay
one $25 membership fee and are
members from then on. We have
member appreciation events which
are well attended and we enjoy
personal relationships with the
group of farmers who make up
Family Farm Fresh.
We started with about 50 deliver-
ies a month and are now almost to
300 deliveries each week. Our goal is
to reach 500 by the end of the year if
we can. When we reach that point
we will study what we are doing and
make a decision at that time. It is
likely 500 in this area is a comfort-
able number.
We joined the North American
Farmers Direct Marketing Assn. and
go to their gathering each year. From
this Association, we found out who
was doing this successfully and
talked to them. We also looked at all
the websites and stole unabashedly
from their ideas. There is quite a
body of information available due to
the extensive CSAs in Europe,
Q. How many deliveries did youstart with? Where are you now?And do you want to continue togrow or do you plan to level off atsome point?
Q. I know you put in a lot ofresearch on CSAs before youwent into it. Where and what didyou learn? Or, if you prefer,which model did you follow?
Japan and on the East Coast of the
USA.There are several forms of CSAs
and we picked the one that seemed
to work best in this area. We have
developed a model that works
through the generosity of others and
we encourage folks who want to
start up in other areas and help
them as we have been helped.
All of the original farmers are with
us today except for a couple who are
no longer in business, one who
wanted guarantees not possible and
one we chose to discontinue. When
we started it was more difficult to
explain the concept and get farmers
to participate. Now, however,
farmers are seeking us out to be
included. We do not need oranges or
plums but we work hard to include
the area's entire bounty in our
baskets.
Your question about customers is
more difficult to answer. We still
have members who started with us.
We have members who have been
with us a long time. We have cus-
tomers who grow their own gardens
Q. Are any of your originalfarmers with you today?
Q. How about customers? What% stayed with you?
and leave us in June and come back
in Sept. We have members who
discontinue deliveries for personal
reasons and come back later. We
have members who join only to
discover they do not cook as much
as they thought they did when
baskets come each week and they
haven't used last week's up yet. The
first question our Manager, Pam
Estrada, asks now is “do you cook?
how often? and how many are in
your family?”
Word of mouth and publications
have been kind to us, featuring what
we do in articles.
We charge a modest delivery fee -
$1.25 to nearby communities and
$2.00 to outlying areas. Fuel prices
will cause us to raise these fees
somewhat in the near future. We do
have discounts for delivering
multiple baskets to one location and
we have raised our produce price
only once since we started.
The future is now. We have just
added raw milk to our availability
list and we are studying frozen,
local, range-raised beef, poultry,
lamb and pork. We are buying
Q. You do not advertise. Howdid you grow?
Q. What are these high fuelprices doing to your business?
Q. What's on tap for the future?
another refrigerated delivery vehicle
which will allow us to deliver pro-
duce at the correct temperature all
day long.More questions? Go to the Family
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Proteus Inc., in business for 40years, constantly develops new andinnovative projects to serve the needsof Agribusiness in the San JoaquinValley.
Two years ago, Proteus staff metwith members of the farm bureaus ofTulare, Fresno, and Kings Counties todiscuss the needs of farmers andranchers, agricultural labor contrac-tors and dairymen. It brought to lightthe need within the agricultureindustry for “subsidized” short-termagriculture-based training that wouldcross-train experienced farm workers.
Since the initial agribusinessdiscussions, Proteus, Inc. has imple-mented and completed the highlysuccessful Agriculture StabilizationProject.
In July 2006, the EmploymentDevelopment Department awardedProteus, Inc., a total of $400,000 tooperate the project in Tulare, Kings,and Fresno counties. The projectprovided agriculture workers withshort-term skill upgrade trainings andother services so they could maintainyear-round employment within theagriculture sector.
Many agriculture businessesbenefited from the project through “nocost” training for their employees thatresulted in better trained, more skilledworkers. Some of the free offeringsincluded farm equipment operationand GPS technology, agriculturewelding, irrigation, truck driving,conversational English for Spanishspeaking farm workers, and dairyherd management.
The success of the AgricultureStabilization Project was madepossible through the strong collabora-tion among the project's partners.These partners were: Proteus, Inc.,Tulare County Farm Bureau,Agriculture Division of College ofSequoias, California EmploymentDevelopment Department, and theSouthern Ca l i f o rn ia Ed isonAgriculture Technology Center.
Working together, the project served110 agriculture workers and agribusi-nesses with employment and trainingservices in the three county area. Formore information, contact DanRamirez at (559) 627-0100.
Proteus DevelopsNew Programsfor Agribusiness
ATTENTION: New members can join online at www.joinfb.comor renew at www.cfbf.com
Executive Committee
Livestockyards Representative
Young Farmers &
Ranchers Representative
District 1 Representatives
District 2 Representatives
District 3 Representatives
District 4 Representatives
District 5 Representatives
Commodity Advisory State Committee Representatives
President
2 Vice President Steve Godlin
(559) 804-8680
Treasurer Chris Giannini
(559) 901-2825
Immediate Past President
CFBF District Director
Livestockyards Chairman Sam Travioli
(559) 636-3062
YF&R Chair Josh Pitigliano
(559) 752-4319
Keith Cosart (559) 592-2821
Kevin Kohnen (559) 564-0146
Terry Langiano (559) 686-2079
Joey Airoso (559) 967-5258
Tom Barcellos (559) 730-6895
Beth Baxley (559) 625-9615
Brian Blain (559) 732-5365
Irene Bly (559) 798-0346
Jon Dolieslager (559) 591-0884
Joel Merritt (559) 784-8916
Roger Everett (559) 333-0283
(vacant)
Apiary Paul Godlin
Beef Cattle Jon Dolieslager
Citrus/Avocado Chris Lange
Dairy Joey Airoso
Food Safety & Biotechnology Brody Blain
Forestry Jeff Gletne
Grapes Eric Shannon
Hay Justin Nuckols
Horticulture Sal Soriano
Sugar Beets/Dry Beans
Edward Needham
(559) 977-7282
1 Vice President Larry Peltzer
(559) 798-0051
Keith Watkins
(559) 834-5345
Nancy Pitigliano
(559) 752-4319
Domenic Fino (559) 679-4141
Jason George (559) 591-3535
(vacant)
Public Lands Larry Duysen
Specialty Crops Craig Knudson
Terry Baker
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Education (co-chairs) Sandi Gist-Langiano
David Sharp
Fundraiser OPEN
Land Use Brian Blain
Marketing Bob McKellar
Membership Ed NeedhamProperty Keith Watkins
Rural Health & Safety Larry Stoneburner, M.D.
Scholarship Chris Giannini
Water Resources Keith Watkins
YF&R State Rep Michael DePaoli
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Membership includes all available member benefits including the monthly Tulare CountyFarm Bureau NEWS, plus a Business Support listing in each month's newspaper, as wellas special discounted advertising rates for the newspaper.
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Calendar} July 2008 Tulare County Farm Bureau News Page 9
Orchard Removal by
New methods
remove more
roots & reduce
clean-up costs!
Nuts • Citrus • Stone Fruit (661) 746-2623
Medfly is a bad word ...I was noodling around my Monday morning e-mails,
thinking how lucky we are not to have been involved in thelatest food flap over Roma, red and plum tomatoes, whenup popped an astounding notice. Medfly had been found inTulare County! I wanted to know more. When Deputy AgCommissioner Marilyn Kinoshita answered the phone, sheresponded to my “how are you” query succinctly – “Couldbe better.” I was just one of her early press calls. She knewshe was in for many more. The bad news came to TulareCounty on Fri. the 13th. A Medfly, discovered on a trap in adooryard fruit tree on the west side of Hwy 99 nearTeviston, had been sent to the state laboratory for positiveidentification. Word back was – it's a wild male. This set ourpeople into motion, putting out traps in a 4.5 mile radiusfrom the find. Some staffers even worked the traps over theweekend on Father's day.
If it's any consolation, said Kinoshita, “this is a no-man'sland with very little host material” and no commercialoperations. She's hoping it's just another “hitchhiker” onone of the many trucks that barrel through the Valley onthe 99. Others have been found near the 99 before.Quarantine will only be triggered if two or more other maleflies are found or a mated female. As traps turned up clean,later e-mails from Konishita were gleefully titled, “goodnews” and “more celebrating.” At press time no other flieshad been trapped.
Editor’s Notes...
July8 YF&R Meeting9 Dairy Welfare Workshop
10 Opposition to Edison's Rte 311 Stone Fruit Variety Display & Research Update Seminar
15 TCFB Finance Committee17 TCFB Land Use Committee18 YF&R Glo Ball
– Information: Josh Pitigliano, 559-359-1906, 9:30am – 2:30pm, UC Veterinary Medical
Research Center, Tulare; Information: Carolyn Stull 530-752-0855 orDelaina Matz 530-752-6630.
, Exeter Memorial Building, 7pm, 8 a.m.
Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center, Parlier, 3 p.m.
, 3 p.m.– Information: Josh Pitigliano, 559-359-1906
PACE
Note: The TCFB board of directors will not meet in July. The next meeting of the
Board will take place August 14 in the Farm Bureau Assembly Hall. The Executive
Committee will continue to meet monthly.
Welcome, New TCFB Members
V = voting member S = sustaining member BS = business support
April 5, 2008 - May 31, 2008DISTRICT 1
DISTRICT 3
S, Brian Gambini, Exeter
S, Thomas & Sherry Cutler, Visalia
S, Sara Davis, Visalia
V, Briana Lagomarsino, Visalia
S, Chad & Liz Patton, Visalia
V, Promax Labor Group, LLC,
Las Vegas, NV
V, Sequoia Ag Svc LLC, Visalia
DISTRICT 4
DISTRICT 5
V, Tom Babb, Woodlake
S, Sally Tripp, Dinuba
S, Brian Coles, Porterville
S, Darrell & Lupe Cox, Porterville
V, Michael DePaoli, Terra Bella
S, Jesse & Winnie Harman,
Porterville
S, Norma & Jack Imel, Springville
She speaks, others listen ...
Laurena did too, and does…
Tricia's column this month is about “Telling Your Story.”And, believe me, she does – to area service clubs, boardsand commissions, etc. And she does it well. She wasinvited to speak at two large conferences this summer, butcould only accept one because of time constraints and herexecutive director duties. Both invitations resulted fromthe good job she did as a speaker at the Common Threadsmorning workshop on women's roles in philanthropy –giving of time, talent and treasure.
Speak out for agriculture, that is. Tricia played animportant role in helping Fresno County Farm Bureauwith the logistics of setting up ag tours for 300 guests fromthe National Ag Business Management conference in mid-June. Four buses went to such places as Bravo Farms,Kearney Ag Center, Simonian Fruit Company, ElkhornDairy, Baloian Packing. All converged on the VisaliaConvention Center for lunch. Former TCFB executivedirector Laurena Johnson was the tour guide on one of thebuses. I predicted she'd be pooped at the end of the day.She said it was a long day and she was pooped, but it wasworth it. “These were all Midwest folks – mostly notfarmers but accountants and consultants that work withfarmers. Most had never been to California and never tothe Valley. They gave me the mike and away I went – theyprobably know more about CA ag than they ever wanted toknow. But I enjoyed it and I'm glad I did it.”
That's the kind of volunteers we like.
Shirley Kirkpatrick
Page 10 Tulare County Farm Bureau News July 2008
592-2121
Nutrius, LLC
Superior Supplements
Western Milling LLC
Armstrong Olive Co.
Bell-Carter Olive Co.
Cal Bean & Grain Cooperative
Ruiz Food Products, Inc.
City of Visalia
Miracle Ear Hearing Center
ABAA Visalia Ranch,
Anton Caratan & Son
Winfried Baur
Hester Orchards
Halopoff & Sons
LeyCon, Inc.
Ron Michaelis
Bob C. Nuckols/Justin Nuckols
PB Ranches
Peterson Farms
Tri-T Farms
Whitson Farming, LTD.
California Controlled Atmosphere
Scout Specialties,
Consolidated Peoples Ditch Co.
Agri-Valley Irrigation, Inc., Rod Cantrell
Bennett & Bennett Irrigation
Bowsmith
Fruit Growers Supply
Hydratec
Rain for Rent,
Alberto Robles
Chavez Farm Labor Service
Jose Martinez Labor Contractor
M & G Harvesting
Mountain View Ag Services
Orange Belt Ag Enterprises
R.A. Franco Farm Labor
Salud Tapia Farm Labor
Valley Pacific Farm Labor
Barnett Land Leveling Co.
C & D Orchard Laser Leveling
Laser Land Finishing, Inc.
39494 Clarkson Dr.,Kingsburg 897-5862
Kristi L. Mefford, General Manager4375 N. West St., Tulare 707-9019
PO Box 1029, Goshen, 302-1001
18589 Rd 232, Porterville781-7944
PO Box 338, Orange Cove 626-4411
Drawer D, Pixley 757-3581
501 S. Alta, Dinuba 591-5510
425 E. Oak Ave. Ste. 301, Visalia
4006 S. Demaree, Visalia 732-5905
Claude Atkins15430 Avenue 296, Visalia 733-7350
1625 Rd. 160, Delano 661-725-2575
PO Box 3749, Visalia 818-678-1228
PO Box 536, Farmersville 594-5025
19480 Rd. 244, Strathmore 568-1102
PO Box 847, Exeter 592-4913
31734 Mill Dr., Springville
13144 Road 216, Porterville 784-2793, Gabriel Pena
12843 Ave. 416, Orosi 528-6997
26789 Rd. 188, Exeter 592-5274
29630 Rd. 44, Visalia 651-1301Kerry Whitson
18425 Avenue 264, Exeter 592-5860
39138 Road 56, Dinuba 591-8874
Gary & Carolyn Lunsford148 North M St., Dinuba 591-8234
James Silva, Jr.P.O. Box 366, Farmersville 747-1177
PO Box 11881, Fresno 285-3893
P.O. Box 190, Selma 896-0200
131 Second St., Exeter 592-9485
131 Rd 204, Woodlake 564-3525
County Line Rd & Rd 192 Delano 725-6656Mitch Martin
2474 W. Whitesbridge, Fresno 485-5610
PO Box 334, Exeter 592-9103
Tony Chavez, Jr.PO Box 1349, Porterville 539-3029
15364 Avenue 328, Ivanhoe 798-1071Miguel Gutierrez
PO Box 24, Lindsay 217-8194
Leonard Hutchinson41727 Road 125, Orosi 528-4756
Jesse OntiverosPO Box 1231, Porterville 784-0829
20084 Avenue 360, Woodlake 564-3620805-5390
296 N. Cambridge, Visalia 651-5900
Guadalupe Marroquin41629 Rd. 120, Orosi 696-5485
2300 N. Gill Rd., Exeter 592-2767
16536 Ave. 288, Exeter594-4769, 741-9613 or 625-4149
P.O. Box 694, Visalia 732-4292
FOOD PROCESSING
GOVERNMENT
HEARING AIDS
INDIVIDUAL
INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES
IRRIGATION DISTRICT
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS& SUPPLIES
LABOR CONTRACTOR
LAND LEVELING/RIPPING/ORCHARD REMOVAL
DIRECTORY OF FARM BUREAU BUSINESS MEMBERSBECOME A BUSINESS SUPPORT MEMBER
www.joinfb.com • 559-732-8301Tulare County Farm Bureau offers a special category of membership for those interested in supporting Farm Bureau as business owners. If youhave a business, or merely want to show your support for the organization, your membership in the Business Support category is encouraged.Here's what you get in return for your annual dues:
You will also receive the appreciation and support of the agricultural industry and Tulare County Farm Bureau members.Join us to accomplish our mission:
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To promote and enhance the viability of Tulare County agriculture.
Moore Aviation, Inc.
Exeter Mercantile, Bob Schelling
Farmers Tractor & Equipment Co.
Kings River Tractor
Lawrence Tractor Co., Inc.
Linder Equipment Co.
Quality Machinery
Biagro Western Sales, Inc.
Crumbliss & Horton, Inc.
Central Valley Management, Inc.
Crinklaw Farm Service
Eastside Chemicals, Inc.
Eric Black, Spectrum Group
Gillespie Ag Service, Dana Gillespie
Joaquin, Inc.
Leffingwell Ag Sales
Natural Resources Group
Orange Belt Supply & Co.
Soil Basics Corp
SprayCo LLC
Tulare Ag Products
Agricultural Services Inc.
BioWorld Products LLC
Central California Implement
Fruit Growers Supply
Shannon Bros. Co., Inc.
Tulare Firestone, Inc.
BASF Agricultural Research Station
Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc.
Research for Hire
Turf Solutions, Inc.
Valley Tech Agricultural Services
Orosi Rock
Clevenger Ford
Jim Manning Dodge Chrysler Jeep
Surroz Motors, Inc.
Will Tiesiera Ford Mercury
Pixley Auto Parts & Farm Supply
A.G. Edwards & Sons
PO Box 868, Tulare 686-3476
258 E. Pine, Exeter
1132 S. Main St., Porterville 784-4967, John Kellogg
1347 N. Century St., Visalia 627-0303
2530 E. Main St., Visalia 734-7406
311 E. Kern, Tulare 685-5000
3820 S. K St., Tulare 686-8701
Peter Alvitre35801 Road 132, Visalia 635-4784
24569 Ave 90 Terra Bella 535-4463
Frank Marshall, Sr.36040 Rd. 172, Visalia 798-1821
Dave & Tami Crinklaw13827 S. Zediker, Kingsburg 897-1077
5612 S. Hills Valley Rd.Orange Cove 626-4091
11878 Ave. 328, Visalia 733-1472
15301 Road 192, Porterville 784-9021
1349 N. “M” St., Tulare 686-6938
23576 Ave 96, Terra Bella 535-4461
34284 Road 196, Woodlake 564-1236
25244 Rd 204, Lindsay 562-2574
PO Box 2609, Visalia 651-2772
P.O. Box 7090, Visalia 625-9416, Robert Prather
3703 S. K Street, Tulare 686-5115
, Daniel DreyerPO Box 548, Lindsay 592-4297
Dale BarnesPO Bos 2920, Visalia 651-2042
1480 W. Inyo, Tulare 686-4747
934 W. Scranton, Porterville 781-4461
24478 Rd 140, Tulare 686-4701
Lionel Pires362 South K. St., Tulare 686-3313
10181 Ave 416, Dinuba 591-2548
3935 W. Victor, Visalia 734-9473John Corkins
1696 S. Leggett, Porterville 784-5787
3324 S. Jackie St., Visalia636-1833
2120 S. K St., Tulare 688-5684
Gary Shekerjian14600 Ave. 420, Orosi 802-0029
Truman Clevenger701 N. Main, Porterville 784-6000
194 W. Tulare St., Dinuba591-4910
3000 S. Mooney Blvd, Visalia 732-4700
2101 E Cross, Tulare 688-7471
418 S. Main St., Pixley 757-3574
David C. Sharp3700 W. Mineral King, Visalia 636-8590
800-688-8590
Fruit Growers Supply
Fruit Growers Supply
Lampe Dodge Chrysler Jeep
46031 Rd 124, Orange Cove 626-4629
131 Rd 204, Woodlake 564-3525
1950 S. Blackstone, Tulare 686-7677
AG-AVIATION SERVICES
AG EQUIPMENT
AG FERTILIZER &CHEMICALS SALES &APPLICATIONS
AG & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES& SERVICES
AG-RESEARCH/TESTING& CONSULTING
AGGREGATES
AUTO DEALERS
AUTO PARTS
BANKING/FINANCIAL SERVICES
Bank of the Sierra Ag CreditPO Box 1930, Porterville 782-4432Farm Credit West
Rabobank
Tri Counties Bank
Tucoemas Federal Credit Union
Valley Business Bank
Westwood Capital Services / Dennis Sexton
Battery Systems
A-Peltzer Enterprises
Baker Topping, Inc.
Brush Control Inc.
McKeller Farms, Inc.
Milinich Enterprises, Inc.
Muller Farming
Peltzer Topping & Hedging
Reynolds Ranches
Kaweah River Rock Co.
Ralph Fuller Electric
Sierra Forest Products
W & E Electric
Next Step Communications
Anchor Warehouse Services
First Street Commodities & Cold Storage
Earthwise Organics
New Era Farm Services
Tulare County Compost & Biomass Inc.
Jess Smith & Sons Cotton, LLC
Mid-Valley Cotton Growers Inc.
Amaral Dairy Service
Land O’Lakes
Randy Gorzeman
Nunes Bros. Dairy
Wasnick Bros. Dairy Supply
Warren Hettinga Dairy, et al
E and M Commodities
Premier Pacific Trading
Advanced BioTech LLC
Cal-Agro Seed Co., Inc.
3000 W. Main, Visalia 732-4501Michael Wiley
618 W. Main St., Visalia 741-2011
2914 W. Main St., Visalia 741-2940
2300 W. Whitendale, Visalia 732-8892, Don Gilles
200 S. Court St., Visalia 622-9000
813 W. Oak Ave. #C, Visalia 741-9400
, Ron Roth1601 E. Main St, Visalia 651-0245
PO Box 48, Ivanhoe 798-1034cell 804-1333
Mike Baker 804-4045Mark Baker 804-480233198 Rd 168, Visalia 798-8011
PO Box 507, Visalia 732-2060
Jim Stailey Cell 906-0247PO Box 189, Ivanhoe Office 798-0557
Jon Milinich21275 Road 192, Lindsay 280-4747
, Patrick MullerJack Rabbit Chipping Services 732-1236
PO Box 10209, Terra Bella 789-9446Scott Reynolds
1389 S Westwood Ave., Lindsay 287-0000
P.O. Box 515, Woodlake 564-3302
253 W. Pine, Exeter 592-4633
9000 Rd. 234, Terra Bella535-4893, Cabinetry
12686 Ave 416, Orosi 528-3866
Bart Lang1307 S. Mooney, Visalia 636-1600
Garth Ramseier970 E. Meyer Dr., Exeter 592-4111
401 First St, Exeter 594-9195
PO Box 9927, Fresno 275-3300
23004 Rd. 140, Tulare 686-3833
Gary Birdsong, Pres. / John Jones, Mgr.24478 Rd. 140, Tulare 686-1622
Libanio MendesPO Box 1187, Bakersfield (661) 325-7231
PO Box 901, Tulare 686-2823
413 North I St. Tulare 686-9644
400 South M, Tulare 687-8287
9599 Ave. 88, Pixley 757-3522
20439 Road 124, Tulare 686-0643
1012 North J, Tulare 686-4581
13002 Avenue 128, Tipton 752-4012
5934 W. Cutler, Visalia, 738-3176
121 E. Main St., Visalia 625-7040
PO Box 2920, Visalia 651-2042
6908 Ave 304, Visalia, 651-CORN
BATTERY SPECIALIST
BRUSH SHREDDING/TREETOPPING/HEDGING
BUILDING CONTRACTORS,SUPPLIES, ETC.
CELLULARCOMMUNICATIONS
COLD STORAGE
COMPOST SALES
COTTON
DAIRY
DEALER/BROKER
ENVIRONMENTAL
FEED SUPPLEMENTS& INGREDIENTS
Wood Bros., Inc.
Arrow Head Cattle Co.
Bamford Dairy Cattle LLC
Stuhaan Cattle
Tulare County Stockyard Inc.
Visalia Livestock Market
L E Cooke Co.
F&J Recycling (Orchard Removal)
California Grape & Tree Fruit League
Central California Tristeza EradicationAgency
College of the Sequoias Farm
Kings River Conservation District
Porterville Chamber of Commerce
Tulare Chamber of Commerce
Tulare County Fair
Tulare County Sheriff’s Dept - Prison Farm
Visalia Chamber of Commerce
Gillette Citrus Co.
Golden Maid Packers
Paul Enos Packing, Inc.
Sequoia Orange Co., Inc.
Venida Packing Company
Visalia Citrus Packing GroupGolden State Packers
MAF Industries, Inc.
Delta Liquid Energy
Don Rose Oil Co., Inc.
Jack Griggs, Inc.
J.C. Lansdowne Inc.
Valley Pacific Petroleum Services
Fiesta Fruit Inc.
The Chuck Olsen Company
Trinity Fruit Sales
Buckman-Mitchell, Inc.
DEH & Associates, CPA
Dennis R. Keller/James H. Wegley, WaterEngineers
Bret Bastrire, CPA
Franklin & Associates Taxes, Bookkeeping,Financial Planning, Real Estate
Gilman, Harris & Travioli, CPA
, Don WoodPO Box 216, Lemoore 924-7715
,Bill Freeman9303 W. Airport Dr, Visalia 625-9900
Gale, Arlene & Todd Bamford3212 Ave. 352, Traver 897-1800
, Dane Stuhaan4811 Ave 272, Visalia 688-7695
Jon Dolieslager9641 Ave. 384, Dinuba 591-0884
, Randy BaxleyPO Box 2529, Visalia 625-9615
26333 Rd. 140, Visalia, 732-9146
Fritz Stieb3745 W. Caldwell Ave. #B, Visalia 804-4420
Barry Bedwell, President1540 E. Shaw, Ste. 120, Fresno 226-6330
22847 Rd. 140, Tulare, 686–4973
2245 S. Linwood, Visalia,730-3916
4886 E. Jensen Ave., Fresno 237-5567
93 N. Main, Ste A, Porterville 784-7502
26 North L St,Tulare 686-1547
215 Martin Luther King Jr., Tulare 686-4707
Tom Guinn36000 Rd. 112, Visalia 93291
220 N. Santa Fe, Visalia 734-5876
10175 S.Anchor Ave., Dinuba 626-4236
19812 Rd 232, Strathmore 568-2030
14257 Ave. 320, Visalia 738-8331
150 W. Pine, Exeter 592-9455
Verne Crookshanks19823 Ave. 300, Exeter, 592-2816
19743 Ave. 344, Woodlake 564-3351
Denny Bilton, Director of SalesPO Box 218, Traver 897-2905
(propane)Dennis Parker648 N Farmersville Blvd, Farmersville
747-0618
205 N. Ben Maddox Way, Visalia 733-4717
1149 S. Kaweah Ave, Exeter 592-3154
8601 W. Roosevelt Ave, Visalia 651-1760
1633 E. Mineral King, Visalia 732-8381
Patrick Inkster507 W. School, Visalia
PO Box 6487, Visalia, 651-5900
David White 322-71009493 N Fort Washington Ste 102, Fresno
301 W. Main, Visalia 733-1181
David Hebebrand, 831 W. Morton Ave.,Porterville 781-2153
209 S. Locust, Visalia 732-7938
3330 W Mineral King #C, Visalia 625-9240
Paul Franklin65 W Olive, Porterville 782-1941
320 W. Oak, Visalia 627-2725
LIVESTOCK
NURSERY PRODUCTS
ORCHARD REMOVAL
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
PACKING HOUSES
PACKING HOUSEEQUIPMENT SUPPLIER
PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTORS& PRODUCTS
PRODUCE BROKERAGE &MARKETING
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
M. Green and Company LLC
Hocking Denton Palmquist, CPA
Horswill, Mederos & Soares, Attorneys
Mitchell Insurance Services
MVP Premier Insurance
Nielsen & Associates Insurance
NSE Insurance Agencies, Inc.
Pine, Langley/Pedroncelli, Inc., CPA
Rauber & Johnson, Attorneys
R L Schafer & Associates
Ron Frazier, Financial Consulting
State Compensation Insurance Fund
Steve Bratcher & Associates, CPA
Valley Industrial & Family Medical Group
Vollmer, Daniel, Gaebe & Grove, CPA
Ward R. Stringham, Attorney at Law
Pearson Realty
The Ranch Company
AAA Security Inc.
TriCal Inc
Citrus Research Board
Proteus Inc.
E M Tharp, Inc.
Central Valley Roll-off & Recycling
Ensave Inc. / Ag Efficiency Plus
Southern California Edison
Gerald Haggard
Valley Veterinarians, Inc.
Doug DeLeo Welding Inc
Cal Gro Pump Service Inc.
Kaweah Pump, Inc.
US Farm Systems
Willitts Equipment Co, Inc
Kens Stakes & Supplies
Kevin M Green308 South M St., Tulare 688-7401
3326 W. Mineral King Ave, Visalia 625-4444
791 N. Cherry, Tulare 686-3861
Kelly Mitchell2236 W. Sunnyside #3A, Visalia 713-1315
737 N Ben Maddox Way, Visalia 738-0126
Bill Nielsen502 N Kaweah, Exeter (800) 842-8818
Ken Stevens160 South D, Exeter 592-9411
William Pine5100 W. Cypress, Visalia 625-9800
James C. Johnson1007 N. Demaree St., Visalia 741-1800
Engineers/Surveyors/GIS Mapping2904 W. Main St., Visalia 734-1348
10885 Ave. 360, Visalia 738-8523
Joe Gonzalez, District Manager10 River Park Place East, Fresno 433-2600
1124 N. Chinowth Rd., Visalia 627-6916
225 S. Chinowth, Visalia 627-3222755 E. Terrace, Tulare 685-8800
100 Willow Plaza, Suite 400, Visalia 733-1051
756 E. Tulare Ave., Tulare 686-1747
, Jim Olivas1820 S. Central St. #C, Visalia, 732-7300
, John Grimmius3904 W. Caldwell, Visalia, 733-3232
321 E. Noble, Bldg. C, Farmersville 594-5600
P.O. Box 1327, Hollister 651–0140
323 W. Oak, Visalia 738-0246
1830 N. Dinuba Blvd., Visalia 733-5423
15243 Rd. 192, Porterville 782-5800
PO Box 6996, Visalia 713-1313
(incentives & free energy audits)Katherine Long, Program Manager
800-791-7541
2425 S. Blackstone St., Tulare 738-5600
251 South F St, Exeter 594-5215
2861 S. K St., Tulare 686-1447
PO Box 878, Lindsay 562-3700
Bob TracyPO Box 335, Dinuba 591-4702
15499 Ave 280, Visalia 747-0755, John Houle
4555 South “K”, Tulare, 685-0340
15445-B Ave. 296, Visalia 734-6342
193 S. Mariposa Ave,Visalia 747-1313
QUALITY CONTROL
REAL ESTATE SALES &DEVELOPMENT
SECURITY
SOIL FUMIGATION
STATE MARKETING ORDER
TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT
TRUCK & TRAILER
TWINE RECYCLING
UTILITIES
VETERINARY SERVICES
WELDING FABRICATION
WELLS/PUMPS/PIPE
WOOD STAKES
Fresh Buyers Inspections, Inc, Kevin BenoPO Box 3745, Visalia(559) 733-5556
• An attractive wood and bronze membership plaque.• A free listing every month on this page.• Discounts on display advertising in this newspaper.• All the benefits and services of Farm Bureau membership.• News of events and issues in TCFB News and E-News
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Page 12 Tulare County Farm Bureau News July 2008
The mitigation measures identifiedprimarily address constructionrelated emission controls, but do notspeak adequately to emissions thatwill be generated by operation of thecomplex. These impacts should befurther analyzed and mitigationmeasures established to address thecomplex's future generation ofemissions as a result of racing events
conducted at the site.
Farm Bureau recognizesthe extreme drought conditions thatexist in California and the overdraftconditions of the valley's waterbasins, which will require communi-ties throughout the San JoaquinValley to rely on the development ofnew water supplies, storage andconveyance methods to ensure anadequate supply of water for existingdomestic, industrial, and agricul-
Significant and CumulativeImpac t s to Groundwate rResources:
tural use. Any new projects beingconsidered should have to berequired to demonstrate that theywill not negatively impact existingground water and surface watersupplies. In our opinion the DEIR isdeficient in addressing the impactsand consumption of water resourcesthat will be required for this largeproject.
A complex withhotels, restaurants, and retail
Significant Traffic CongestionIncreases Impacting Critical AgTransportation:
shopping of this size will increasetraffic and congestion to the Highway99 corridor and impact surface roadsand streets including highwayinterchanges.
All of these transportation routesare heavily utilized and providecritical infrastructure for agriculturein this part of the county. Namely,milk processing trucks and other preand post-harvest equipment, agricul-tural vehicles and implements andgoods movement from the farm tomarket will be potentially impacted.
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