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Johansson spoke Monday during the 101st CFBF Annual Meeting in Monterey.
Noting the recent 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that led to the end of World War II, Johansson pointed to the crucial role farmers and ranchers had played in the immediate aftermath of the war.
“When it came time to rebuild the world, re-establish stability, agriculture was where they turned,” he said, adding that scientific and technological advancements had made that possible.
“We have succeeded because agriculture has defended the change science has brought, and adopted it and adapted to it, in the last 75 years,” he said. “The challenge before Farm Bureau now is defending the science on our farms.”
Johansson noted Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto this year of Senate Bill 1, which sought to preserve state environmental and labor standards from federal changes initiated by the Trump administration.
“We’re not going to freeze the science,” he said. “We’re going to move our science forward.”
Johansson expressed optimism about a planned House of Representatives vote this week on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which would address short- and long-term shortages of agricultural employees, and urged the House to vote before the end of the year on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade.
He counseled farm groups to work together in assuring production of nutritious food products.
“It’s not about whether you eat an organic carrot or a conventional carrot. It’s about eating the carrot and not the Cheeto,” he said.
Johansson said Farm Bureau would maintain the active advocacy that drew farmers and ranchers to the organization.
“At the core of what makes a California Farm Bureau member is not an individual who accepts the current politics of our state and nation, but an individual who wants to change the politics and the direction of our state and our country,” he said.
The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of nearly 34,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of nearly 5.6 million Farm Bureau members.
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CNIP is expanding to include the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, and the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program.
CNIP began in 2017. For every nutrition benefit dollar spent, the program offers eligible shoppers an additional incentive to spend on California-grown fruits and vegetables, within set parameters.
CDFA is now seeking project proposals. Projects that reach underserved populations will be prioritized. This is a competitive process.
Applications must be submitted by email to
Visit https://cafarmtofork.cdfa.ca.gov/cnip_2019Expansion.html for more information on the grant program, including the request for proposals, timeline and application criteria.
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Logging operations are expected to get under way in the timber sale area southwest of Willows on the Grindstone Ranger District as soon as the weather allows.
Meanwhile, the Deer Valley salvage sale bid opening will be held at the Supervisor’s Office, 825 N. Humboldt Ave., in Willows at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
The Deer Valley sale is part of a larger hazard tree management project designed to increase safety along roads impacted by the 2018 Ranch fire.
Please be extra cautious while traveling around sale areas as personnel and equipment will be working near and on the roads. Be prepared for possible traffic delays. Follow traffic signs along the haul route and watch for logging activity signs.
For more information about the forest, see the website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/mendocino/.
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It’s really his postal helpers, our mail carriers, hitting the street before the break of dawn in order to get everyone’s packages delivered with great speed.
The jingle and jangle so familiar this time of year is part of the hustle and bustle that Post Offices experience during the peak holiday rush.
To keep the promise to make it a “Priority Yule” and deliver the best holiday for everyone, carriers will be out making early morning deliveries in many communities throughout the San Francisco postal district.
“As the rush of the holiday season gains momentum, the Postal Service needs to keep pace with it,” said San Francisco District Manager Raj Sanghera. “The fact is parcel volume is high and we want to make sure we meet our commitment to deliver every piece every day.”
The Postal Service is projecting more than 800 million packages to be delivered between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, and 200 million just the week of Dec. 16 to 22, forecasted to be the busiest week of the year.
The notion of the “busiest day” is a thing of Christmas past, due to the early and heavy online shopping.
It is the US Postal Service’s mission to assure that everyone’s precious gifts get delivered in the “nick of time” for yule.
The San Francisco District stretches from Eureka in the north, the north bay, San Francisco, the Peninsula to Mountain View and the coast from Pacifica to Santa Cruz.