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BIOS Field Day at Chinchiolo Farms

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(Photo by Nolan Kirby) The Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) held a Biologically Integrated Orchard System (BIOS) field day at Chinchiolo Farms on April 20th. After a very wet winter, attendees enjoyed the nice weather as they gathered in the orchard to discuss a novel mower prototype, pruning, and nematode management.

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

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Failing to reauthorize a farm bill without meaningful investments in commodity programs and crop insurance, or settling for a simple extension of current law, would leave thousands of family farms with no options to continue producing for this nation in 2025 and beyond.

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

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Bayer Bayou Land Conservancy Bernheim Forest and Arboretum Biotechnology Innovation Organization Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Black Appalachian Coalition Blood Origins Bongards’ Creameries Brattset Family Farm Caddo Lake Institute California Beet Growers Association California Citrus Mutual California Dairies, Inc California Farm Bureau California (..)

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Speaking on Behalf of Small Farmers for a Better Future: Christine Gemperle’s Testimony on AB 552 Regional Equipment Sharing

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I attribute that to all the organic matter we have added to the soils, whether that has been chipped prunings (we have been incorporating them for almost 20 years), cover crop residue, or whole orchard recycling chips.” Don’t sell the family farm because you will never get it back.

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Coalition Letter Supporting USDA Secretary Nominee Brooke Rollins

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Rollins spent summers working on her familys farm in Minnesota and participated in all levels of 4-H and FFA. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Rollins has been engaged in American agriculture since an early age, baling hay and raising livestock in Glen Rose, Texas. Apple Association U.S. Beet Sugar Association U.S.

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