Fresno County Farm Bureau

Friday Follow-Up

December 4, 2009:

In this issue…

FCFB to host “Water 101” seminar on Dec. 18
CA Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting gets underway next week
State Water Project preliminary allocation is at five percent – a record low
Final environmental review of Delta-Mendota Canal/California Aqueduct Intertie Project is now available
Gopher management workshop set for Dec. 10 at U.C. Kearney Research Center
Irrigation monitoring technology workshop to be held Dec. 15 at Fresno State
Workshop on labor rules/regulations will be held Jan. 7
California’s 2009 cotton crop is down due to acreage declines
Milk price adjusted on Dec. 1
Support your local Christmas tree farmers

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Action Alert

Legislative
Update

A statewide regulation requiring older diesel trucks to be phased out could have a big impact on farms and other transportation-related components of the agricultural sector. [More]

Drought Watch

Water Legislation and Bond
It has been a long time coming, but the CA Legislature finally reached agreement [More]

A brief recap of the new policies

Senator Calls for Solutions to Water Crisis
Sen. Feinstein calls for scientific review of biological opinions and additional storage in state water bond [More]

The California March for Water began its rally and walk to bring awareness about the economic hardship caused by the regulatory drought and zero water supplies to agriculture.
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Fresno County Farm Bureau issues statement on water supply for County’s federal water contractors

Broken Harvest II video about the ongoing need for reliable water supplies

Background Info:

WATER: The Life Blood of the Valley

California Water Crisis

www.OurValleyWaterCrisis.org

News

California Highway Patrol Develops exemption to new tie-down regulations

Farmers and ranchers must apply for exemption and submit monthly reports

The California Highway Patrol has extended an exemption from the new tie-down regulations to April 30, 2010. for those commodities hauled in bins, boxes and tubs.... [More]

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On the Calendar

Water 101

Water 101 - The Basics of Fresno County Water
Friday, Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the FCFB office

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Upcoming Trainings

Workshop: Labor Rules/Regulations
Thursday, January 7,
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. [More]

Rural Health & Safety

Heat Stress Card in English and Spanish

FELS Safety Checklist

Here are some basic tips for heat illness prevention:

Drink small amounts of water frequently
Do not wait until you are thirsty to drink
Take advantage of shade-and-rest breaks
Start work earlier in the day, to avoid the afternoon heat
Know how to recognize the symptoms of heat illness, such as poor concentration, cramping, fatigue, blurry vision, headache, dizziness, nausea, etc.
If you notice heat illness symptoms in yourself or a co-worker, have the victim stop working, find shade, loosen clothing, get fluids, and fan the body with any item available
Serious fluid loss can lead to heat stroke, which is an emergency - if this happens, seek medical help right away

Harvest Time

What's being harvested
now?

I-9 Forms

Revision to employment eligibility verification Form 1-9 announced

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced recently that a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) now is available for use. [More]