President's Message
December 2011
Hello. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Harvest is pretty much over and work on next year’s crop is starting. Almonds are being pruned and the rest of the tree and vine crops will start pruning after a good frost which may happen on December 1st. No rain is in sight but now is the time to get flood-ready. If you are near any flood drainage creeks, please go to our website and look at a list of flood prep items that are allowed and those that are not allowed in the creeks.
This year has sure flown by. December is tomorrow and Christmas is right around the corner. I would like to mention some important events that are coming up.
- The ESJWQC annual meeting will be on Thursday, December 15th at 10:00 am at the MCFB office. Speakers will be discussing the status of the new groundwater waste discharge requirements (WDR), and how the WDR will impact nitrogen and crop production in the region.
- MCFB’s Ag Hazmat training will be on February 7th classes available in English and Spanish. Registration forms available online on our website.
- MCFB’s Pesticide Hazard (PHC) class will be on February 16th in English and February 17th in Spanish. Registration forms available online on our website.
- We are very pleased to have our guest speaker this year for our Agricultural Trade Summit be from the Executive Office of the President, United States Trade Representative the honorable Ambassador Islam Siddiqui. It will be one of the Valley’s first ever national trade summits; topics will include trade agreements and their long-term ramifications for Valley Ag. Please mark Tuesday, February 28, 2012 on your calendars.
We recently hosted a trade delegation from Singapore and are now in the process of setting up direct buyer tours for Madera County growers and farmers. Contact our office if you are interested.
Have a Merry Christmas.
See Ya!
Tom Rogers