By the Numbers
Extraordinary events that California farmers, ranchers and agricultural communities faced in 2023 underscored what the more than 26,000 members of the California Farm Bureau already knew: Our farmers and ranchers will rise to any challenge to produce the food and fiber that America needs, even as those challenges may change dramatically.
Farm Bureau fought for our agricultural communities and way of life, while providing our members with our full range of services in 2023. These numbers tell the story.
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Heavy rainstorms this spring have boosted the state’s water supply for farming, but they have dampened farmers market attendance and crop selection in the immediate term.
Learn moreFarmers in the critically overdrafted Tulare Lake Subbasin in the San Joaquin Valley are bracing for escalating costs as state and local agencies assess fees on wells and groundwater pumped. For the first time, the California State Water Resources Control Board last week placed the subbasin on probationary status as part of regulations under the state’s landmark 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA.
Learn moreThe owners of a Bay Area mulberry farm thought they might attract a few hundred people on their first-ever U-pick weekend. Instead, Habitera Farms drew more than a thousand. By the end of last year’s seven-week season, 35,000 mulberry fans had flooded into the Brentwood farm to pick, sample and take home boxes of the exotic, sweet berries clustered on slender stalks.
Learn moreHerding, guarding, comforting, securing. The title of “working dog” on the farm or ranch expands to fit the needs of the operation—much like the reality of being a farmer. And the winners of California Farm Bureau’s fourth annual Farm Dog of the Year Contest truly embody the spectrum of work these dogs complete every day on their farms and ranches. With support from Nationwide, the contest asked Farm Bureau members to submit photos and a brief story about their beloved canine. The Grand Prize winner earned $1,000, with the first, second and third runners-up receiving $500, $250 and $100, respectively.
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