- Author: Dan Macon
Happy Thanksgiving! The next issue of The New Foothill Rancher won't come out until early 2018, but I wanted to make sure producers are aware of several workshops and important meetings coming up in the next several months.
PNSSNS Subwatershed Group Special Board Meeting - November 29 - 9:00 a.m.
Western Placer Waste Management Authority, 3033 Fiddyment Rd, Roseville, CA
PNSSNS recently decided to terminate its membership in the Sacramento Valley Water Quality Coalition and file its own Notice of Applicability with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) to provide coverage under the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP). Recent correspondence from CVRWQCB suggests that this process may be lengthy and raises questions about whether growers will have coverage in the interim. The PNSSNS board will discuss options and answer member questions at this meeting. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND!
Farmer-to-Farmer Breakfast and Livestock/Crop Insurance Workshop - December 7 - 8:00 a.m.
UCCE-Auburn, 11477 E Ave, Auburn, CA
Come to the UCCE office, share a home-cooked breakfast, and network with other local farmers and ranchers! We'll have a speaker on Whole Farm Revenue Protection and a variety of livestock insurance products. Cost is $10/person. Please RSVP at http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=22158
Farm Business Planning Short Course - January 25 thru March 1, 2018 (plus Saturday, Feb 3)
UCCE-Auburn, 11477 E Ave, Auburn, CA
This 7-session short course (Thursday evenings plus one Saturday) is designed to help farm and ranch businesses that have been in business for at least one year. We'll cover farm/ranch economics, cash flow management, operations and continuity planning, risk management, and marketing strategies. The course is limited to 8 operations, which allows participants to dig deeply into their business management and planning questions. The cost is $50/operation. Apply for this year's short course at http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=22357.
Be sure to check my Livestock and Natural Resources website for updates and additional information - http://ucanr.edu/sites/Livestock/. You can also check in on the Foothill Sustainable Ranching Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/FoothillSustainableRanching/. If you have questions about these meetings/courses, please contact me at dmacon@ucanr.edu or (530) 889-7385.