SFFB News June 2024

June 2024

Meeting today’s challenges. Planning for tomorrow.

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JUNE IS DAIRY MONTH

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Dairy production costs exceed revenue

By Craig W. Anderson

AIR POLLUTION is an issue for agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley and San Joaquin Farm Bureau members face challenges meeting air pollution control board mandates.

The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District has, over the past decade, provided funding for multiple programs with

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By Vicky Boyd

ALTHOUGH MILK TOPPED

San Joaquin County’s 2022 agricultural crop report, today’s picture is far different as dairy prices have fallen significantly and production costs exceed revenue in most cases. Producers have responded by making some tough decisions, including deferring maintenance and repairs, keeping lower-producing cows they’d normally replace, and in the worst cases getting out of the business entirely.

“This is probably a lot worse than ’09 in that you can’t make budget,” said Hank Van Exel, a third-generation dairy producer and owner of Van Exel

SJ County Supervisor Robert Rickman said he has urged the regional air board to restore funding for the Ag Burn Alternatives Program, which helps underwrite the cost of chipping orchards and spreading the leftover material. 12 Join us June 20 for our 110 th

2 Next SWEEP applications due Aug. 15

Dairy near Thornton. He was referring to the financial crisis created by the 2009 global recession, when export demand for dairy products plummeted, the world market was awash in milk and dairy producers were faced with historically high feed costs.

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While today’s milk prices

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San Joaquin County currently is home to 71 active dairies, down from 74 at the same time in 2023 and 86 in 2021.

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SJFB 2023-24 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Acampo

Joe Salazar, Chair

Joe Petersen

Charlie Starr

Calla Nile Garden

Tim Weststeyn, Chair

Bruce Oosterkamp

David Phippen

Bryan Van Groningen

Collegeville

Chester Murphy, Chair

Kent Norman

Les Strojan

Escalon

Caleb Gervase, Chair

Katie Veenstra

Paul Voortman

Lafayette

Richard Rodriguez, Chair

Stanton Lange

Daniel Meza

Alfred Nicolini

Linden

Nick Ferrari, Chair

James Chinchiolo

Donald Drake

Jim Ferrari

Steven Galvin

Roberts Union

Nick Mussi, Chair

Patrick Drury

David Strecker

Tracy

Joe Bacchetti, Chair

Phil Martin

Pete Reece, Jr.

Victor

Nick Bokides, Chair

John Anagnos

Kelton Fleming

Officers

Andrew Watkins, President

Les Strojan, First Vice President

James Chinchiolo, Second Vice President

Directors at Large

Phil Brumley

Jean Cabral, Emeritas

Jim Connolly

Karen Cultrera

Herman Doornenbal, Jr.

Joe Ferrari

Brad Goehring

Jack Hamm

Bob Hesseltine

Jim Larkin

Joe Luis

Steve Moore

Jerry Robinson

Jake Samuel

Paul Sanguinetti

Dave Simpson

Ken Vogel

Darrell Voortman

Kenny Watkins

Advisory

Jenna Swenson, Farm Service Agency

Sonya Miller, NRCS/USDA

Krista McCoon, SJ CWA

Kamal Bagri, Ag Commissioner

Sheriff Pat Withrow, Sheriff’s Dept

Brent Holtz, UC Cooperative Extension

Staff

Andrew Genasci, Executive Director

Jessica Coit, Membership Coordinator

By Andrew Watkins, SJFB President

Thanks for your support as president from the PRESIDENT’S DESK

WELL, I WRITE TO YOU TODAY for the last time as San Joaquin Farm Bureau president. Two years ago, I agreed to step back up as president. I want to thank all our board members for their support through those years, and all the members who have come forward to help at the various AgVenture, Ag Fest and other events throughout my term. We have been through drought and floods, low

commodity prices and soaring prices for everything else, and we are still fighting for our members.

Over my four years serving as president, we have definitely had our challenges. Together, we have fought over regulation on the state and federal level, unnecessary development on ag lands, ballot propositions and government agencies who just do not understand

from the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

By Andrew Genasci

what it takes to produce the cleanest and most healthy food in the world. We could not be here without the support of our members, so thank you! It has been a great second time around, but I look forward to stepping back and turning the reins over to our next president, Les Strojan! I know that I am leaving us in

Next SWEEP applications due Aug. 15

BY THE TIME THIS ARTICLE is published, we should be heading towards the tail end of cherry harvest. There was one last blast of rain, but the temperatures are up, the days are getting longer, and we are settling in for another Central Valley summer. Things have been busy around the office!

The first round of SWEEP applications were due on May 15, I spoke to the Lions Club in Linden, and we are getting ready for our 110th Annual Meeting.

Thank you to all the people who came to us for help with your SWEEP applications! As I said above, the first round of submissions were due on May 15. If you did not make it in, do not fret! There will be another round of submissions due on Aug. 15, so you have another chance to apply. We are more than happy to help you out for the next round, just give us a call or an email and we will set up a time to meet.

If you submitted in May and are not selected, those applications will be held over for the next round, but we would be happy to look over your application and make suggestions if you want to edit and reapply. This is a fantastic opportunity to make some upgrades to the water and energy efficiency on your farm and we are here to help!

With that said, I would be remiss if I

President, Andrew Watkins

First Vice President, Les Strojan

did not comment on all the work Jessica Coit did here, and not just on this project. Late nights, missing information, project changes and late submissions were all managed with a smile! Due to her work, we were able to get 15 different project applications completed and submitted. If that does not seem like a lot, then you

Second Vice President, James Chinchiolo

Executive Director/Publisher, Andrew Genasci

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SJ County ag dodges bullet from late rain, cherries doing well

By Vicky Boyd

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY cherry growers

breathed a collective sigh of relief as their crop appeared to have come through early May rains relatively unscathed, thanks to heroics and accompanying cooler temperatures.

Other crops also were mostly unharmed and some even benefited from up to an inch of rain, although the moisture may have increased disease pressure in some cases.

“For us, the rain was a non-event,” said Breanna Shales, marketing director for Wenatchee, Washington-based Stemilt Growers, which had already started to pack cherries at its Stemilt Chinchiolo plant in Stockton. The rain damage to cherries in the Stockton-Lodi area was minimal and didn’t slow harvest and packing, she said.

When unseasonable rains fell May 4, the cherry crop was just entering the sensitive stage. Rainwater on the fruit surface may readily move through the skin,

swelling the flesh more than the skin. The result is cracked and unmarketable fruit.

And the longer water remains on the fruit skin, the greater the risk of cracking.

As a protective measure, a few applied calcium chloride during the rain. The

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Warm temperatures also may accelerate the water uptake by the fruit. Fortunately, growers said, temperatures during and after the storm were unusually cool.

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Tire ruts remain from when a Stockton-area cherry grower ran an air-blast sprayer through the orchard to dry trees and fruit after a May 4 rain.

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compound improves the fruit cuticle and changes the chemistry of rainwater, slowing its absorption through the skin and reducing cracking. That night after the rain, at least one hired a helicopter to fly low over the orchard to blow-dry the trees, kind of like the dryer used in commercial car washes. And the efforts appeared to have paid off.

Crop came through “pretty unscathed”

San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner Kamal Bagri said neither she nor her staff had heard of any damage to the cherry crop from the May 4 rain.

“The growers we spoke with were happy,” she said. “What they said was the cherries didn’t have any damage or issues.”

Her staff had been in area cherry packinghouses up to 16 hours per day to certify fruit for export, so they would have noticed abnormal cracking if it were there.

Bagri said initially she was concerned about smaller fruit, but the individual cherries gained size as they matured. The

start of this year’s harvest also is on more of a normal schedule, unlike 2023 when it was delayed by at least a week to 10 days.

“Hopefully with the early start, they will have good prices,” she said. “The prices dumped last year because it was such a late season and the Washington crop game in.”

In its April estimate, the California Cherry Board forecast a statewide crop of 10.2 million 18-pound box equivalents with relatively normal timing. That’s significantly more than the 8.7-millioncarton 2023 estimate, which was also marred by a late harvest. The StocktonLodi district accounts for more than 60% of the state’s crop.

Donald Drake, who farms cherries with his brother, Dennis, near Linden, said they came through the rainstorm “pretty unscathed.”

“There’s some cracking,” he said. “There’s some damage, but it doesn’t look too bad currently.”

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What Drake remained concerned about were microcracks that may not have been apparent when the fruit was still on the trees. Once those cherries hit the hydrocoolers in the packinghouse, water may enter the microcracks, expand the flesh and rupture the fruit.

About one to two hours before the storm ended, Drake met Dennis at their shop and got their air-blast sprayer and

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The cherry crop in

region came through an early May rain relatively unscathed, and at least one packer described fruit quality as “excellent.”

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blower ready. Once the rain stopped, they made a couple of passes in their orchard to dry off the trees before moving to a friend’s orchard to do the same.

Ken Vogel, who farms cherries and walnuts with his son near Linden, said they were fortunate to have hardly any rain damage. He credited the time of day, clouds, winds before sunset and a cold night for allowing them to skate through.

“The early varieties look good,” he said. “The Bings have problems with spurs and doubles, but nothing like last year’s problems.”

The spurs and doubles were due to issues during pollination and not from the rain.

So far, Shales said, the quality of this year’s California cherry crop has been “outstanding.” Stemilt Chinchiolo started picking and packing in San Joaquin County in late April and expected to continue until about the second week of June. Washington is expecting to start its

cherry season the beginning of June, so there will be some market overlap but not like what it was last year, she said.

In 2023, California’s cherry season was extremely late, and Washington’s started on a more normal schedule. The result was an over-supply of cherries in the market in June, and many California growers didn’t pick late-season fruit because of low prices.

May rains were welcomed

Les Strojan, who raises cattle and forage crops with his son near Farmington, actually welcomed the May rain since it helped finish off their non-irrigated grass hay.

“I don’t know if we got all that much rain this year, but what we got was spread out pretty well,” said Strojan, San Joaquin Farm Bureau first vice president. “I think it’s probably some of the best grass we’ve had in years.”

They rely on the right mix of welltimed rains as well as mild temperatures during late winter into spring. Last year, the cold weather and near-record precipitation resulted in poor grass growth and

lower yields.

Joe Valente, a Lodi-area winegrape vineyard manager, said the rains followed by recent warm weather in mid-May caused a bit of powdery mildew, mainly on the chardonnay – a susceptible variety. But he’s not overly concerned because he has a strong fungicide program and has been applying material when the GublerThomas powdery mildew index forecasts a high risk.

Developed by University of California, Davis, researchers, the index factors in temperature in the vine canopy and leaf wetness to predict a low, medium or high risk of powdery mildew developing.

“The main thing is trying to keep the powdery mildew off the berries themselves, and we’re just going through bloom right now,” Valente said. “We’ll just stay on a good (fungicide) program from now through veraison.”

On the other hand, the rains were beneficial as they increased soil moisture, allowing Valente to skip irrigating for a bit, “so that’s a savings,” he said.

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20 SJFB 110th Annual Dinner, San Joaquin County Historical Museum

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are more than they were in 2009, overall production costs are proportionally higher than 15 years ago.

Van Exel said one of the few things keeping many dairy producers afloat is what’s known as beef-on-dairy crosses. Dairy cows must be bred yearly for them to freshen or start producing milk for the new calf.

Instead of using dairy bulls or dairy bull semen to breed their cows, producers use beef bulls or beef semen. The resulting beef-on-dairy cross calves are in high demand and typically net better prices from feeders than traditional dairy calves. Meat packers also like the crosses because they create more uniform carcasses and more uniform cuts of meat.

“It’s more than a fad,” Van Exel said, adding he’s doing it with both his Holstein and Jersey breed cows.

Milk prices drop since 2022

The 2022 crop report ranked milk as

the county’s No. 1 commodity with a total farm-gate value of more than $626.4 million. That compares to 2021, when milk had a farm-gate value of about $445.6 million and came in as the No. 2 crop behind almonds, which were valued at $453.7 million.

The crop report credited the 40% rise in milk value from 2021 to price increases provided by the Federal Milk Marketing Orders. For 2022, Class I milk with 3.5% butterfat averaged $25.74 per hundredweight in California, according to USDA figures. Most of the milk produced is Class I – also called fluid milk – that is directly consumed.

This year in April, Class I milk was running $20.88 cwt compared to $21.27 cwt for the same time in 2023, according to the California Marketing Area Federal Milk Marketing Order 51 report.

Class II, which is used mostly for cottage cheese and yogurt, was $21.23 cwt, according to the report. Class III, used for cheese, was $15.50 cwt, and Class IV, used for butter, was $20.11 cwt.

Lucas Fuess, senior dairy analyst with

Rabobank, said he has seen milk prices begin to inch up. But it’s not the bullishness one might expect with the current situation of 100,000 fewer cows nationwide producing less milk year over year. Along with lower milk production has been sluggish demand for dairy, both in the United States and globally, he said.

The soft market isn’t due so much to competition from plant-based beverages but from the vast array of choices consumers now have. In addition to dairy and plant-based beverages, sports drinks, coffee, energy drinks, flavored waters and

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Although lower hay prices may benefit dairy producers, it has a detrimental effect on growers of hay and forage crops.

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other beverages vie for their pocketbooks.

“The good news is our outlook has a little bit better news through the remainder of the year,” Fuess said of milk prices.

“We’re seeing slow but steady increases and a bit of recovery from domestic and global demand.”

Demand for cheese remains strong and set an all-time record for exports in April, Fuess said. In addition, sales of non-fat dried milk, particularly to Southeast Asian countries, has been promising.

San Joaquin Farm Bureau Executive Director Andrew Genasci said he hoped that the current supply and demand situation signals a turn-around for the industry.

“The silver lining for dairy is for the first time we’re seeing total cow numbers and total milk production drop,” he said. “There’s a chance we’ll see prices bounce back. Whether that will be in time to save these family dairies in San Joaquin County, I’m not sure.”

Lower feed prices

Another bright spot has been feed

costs, which are expected to drop to some of the lowest since 2020, Fuess said.

Van Exel said he’s begun to see feed prices decrease. Because of the close relationship between dairies and feed producers, alfalfa growers unfortunately will be on the other end and feel the effects of those lower crop prices, he said.

Rick Staas, president and CEO of the San Joaquin Valley Hay Growers Association, said his members are already feeling the pinch. “Everything is very tight dollarwise on the dairy side,” he said. “Guys aren’t ordering as big as they usually do. A lot of guys are just buying hand to mouth because of the lower milk prices.”

Demand for high-test alfalfa hay used for high-producing dairy cows remains strong, but Staas said sales of low-test hay used for dry stock continue to struggle.

Some of his members also grow corn for dairy silage, but prices currently are running $20 to $30 per ton lower than they had been the past few years. And almond hulls, used as part of a mixed dairy ration, are bringing some of the lowest prices per ton that hullers can remember.

Costs continue to climb

Outside of a possible reprieve on feed prices, Fuess said other production costs are on the increase. While labor costs continue to climb, particularly with California’s minimum wage and overtime regulations, other expenses have risen as well.

Van Exel said the state’s minimum wage and 40-hour overtime laws has also hurt workers by reducing their takehome pay. Many employees would like to work 50-hour weeks like they used to. But he said employers don’t have the budgets to pay time-and-a-half for the additional hours.

“In California especially, but producers in other states are dealing with them as well,” Fuess said of labor expenses. “It’s just one of many costs: energy or interest rates or repairs and maintenance, vet bills. All of these things, generally speaking, are contributing to the cost of production.”

With milk prices typically being below the cost of production, San Joaquin County continues to lose dairies as owners try to sell their operations or close down altogether. In May 2024, San Joaquin

County was home to 71 active dairies, according to the county’s Environmental Health Department, which conducts dairy inspections. That compares to 74 active dairies at the same time in 2023 and 86 dairies in 2021.

Dairy remains a huge industry in the state, making California the top dairy state in the nation, Genasci said. It also supports a number of other ag products, such as hay and forage, almond hulls, winegrape pumice and processing tomato waste.

And the economic malaise being felt by the dairy industry trickles down to nearby communities, Genasci said. Unlike some commodities that are seasonal, dairies run year-round. “These multi-generational businesses have a large number of yearround employees, and these are employees who set down roots and raise families in our communities,” he said.

When operations cut back, reduce employees or close their doors, that may have long-term effects on local machine shops, parts stores, veterinarians, refrigeration services, eateries and other small business that serve them, Van Exel said.

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participants numbering in the thousands. Funded projects covered on-road trucks, ag irrigation pumps, ag mobile off-road equipment including sweepers, loaders, harvesters, forklifts, shakers, sprayers, choppers, dozers and tractors.

Add fireplace change-outs and school bus projects and the outreach covers a wide range of vehicles and equipment affecting agriculture and the citizenry of the county.

According to the district’s website, it is “consistently working to ensure that the Valley receives its fair share of available federal, state and local funding for incentives. [A combined] public/private investment of more than $5 billion” has resulted in the reduction of tens of thousands of tons “of harmful emissions through a variety of cost-effective voluntary...incentive programs.” explained the district’s website.

The $5 billion has dwindled, experts say, and in some important venues, vanished due to the state’s multi-billion-dollar deficit. The exact amount – somewhere in the range of $50 billion to $78 billion – is being debated in Sacramento but SJFB President Andrew Watkins said California’s budget problems have “caused funding to be pulled back for programs such as this.”

SJFB Executive Director Andrew Genasci said there is no debate about the effect the lack of dollars has on the district’s ability to fund expensive anti-pollution and other related projects.

“The district is looking for more money because it’s running out of funds,” he said. “The programs were helpful when the state had the money. Now, the governments’ attitude seems to be ‘We can’t help you financially, but you have to do it anyway.’”

However, financial help could be right around the corner, according to San Joaquin Supervisor Robert Rickman, who is also member of the district’s governing board.

He said significant funding – $575 million – is scheduled to be available for 2024-2025, including funding for Ag Burn Alternatives ($41.8 million), Ag Equipment Replacement ($156.4 million), Electric Ag Irrigation Pumps ($1 million), Electric Ag Utility Vehicles ($5 million) and Dairy Feed Process Electrification ($5 million)

“The San Joaquin Valley faces difficult air quality challenges, but our air quality has seen major improvements in recent years,” Rickman said. “Our farmers feed the world and coordinated efforts are necessary to support farmers’ ongoing transition to sustainable and air-friendly practices. Unfortunately, we face a major challenge in dealing with this year’s state budget, and... I’ve urged the Legislature to restore the California Air Resources Board FARMER (Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reduction) funding to this year’s budget.”

The state’s budget deficit makes it more important that “critical investments are

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made in programs that yield maximum benefits for limited dollars,” Rickman said. “FARMER funds will ensure the state and San Joaquin Valley can continue with the agricultural sector to reduce emissions in a manner that is feasible for our vital agricultural sector.”

That sector has been hit hard over the past two years with almond and walnut orchards being removed due to high production costs and, explained almond grower and processor Dave Phippen, low prices, slumping demand coupled with a high carry-in and the subjective estimate of a 3 billion pound crop for 2024 has shaken the almond industry.

“A very large number of almond orchards are going out,” he said. “And many of those have diseases.” He added that the process for him to get a burn permit for the virus infected wood, including roots, lasted the better part of a year.

Instead of burning the disease infested wood the local inspection agency sug-

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gested the hulls be used as dairy feed, ground up and spread on roadways as a dust suppressor or worked into the soil.

“It’s a dead-end road if you don’t work it into the ground,” Phippen said. “The last thing a grower with virus tainted wood wants to do is put it back into the ground. But if there’s no disease it helps the soil.”

He added that the oak root fungus and other diseases are widespread in the Ripon area but added, “It’s good to have these programs to help with the costs when we have to take such serious measures to protect agriculture.”

Genasci said, “Reincorporation of ground-up material still containing a virus is not a good idea because of the possibility of reinfection.”

Vineyards have likewise suffered because of declining consumption and disease which have caused vineyards to be uprooted.

Brent Holtz, director of the UCCE (University of California Cooperative

Extension) explained, “Many of these diseases don’t have a lot of research on them, so it’s just an assumption that burning kills the disease.” About taking diseased material to a co-gen facility, Holtz said, “It could go to a co-gen plant but most of them have shut down over the years.”

He pointed out that vineyard waste presents a special problem because of the metal wire and stakes that tend to be part of the debris pile which chipping companies say can be removed by magnets during the grinding process. “The metal tends to encourage burning but the grinding still can leave small pieces of metal in the mix so it might not be a good addition to the soil.”

Incentives are in place to encourage chipping or shredding agricultural material mandated to be used for soil incorporation or application on agricultural land as an alternative to open burning.

As the need to abandon burning and shift to chipping and shredding becomes prevalent, the “program provides incentives for the purchase of new agricultural wood-chipping equipment to chip orchard and vineyard removals [in] the San

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Joaquin Valley,” noted the sistrict website. However, the website also says concerning Fleet Equipment – chippers, shredders and other equipment used in the process by companies that do such work – “The Ag Burn Alternatives program is currently oversubscribed and is no longer accepting new applications.” Not good news for a program integral to the removal of orchard and vineyard material.

The application process is: 1. Applicant submits complete application packet to district staff through application portal; 2. District staff notifies applicant if application is incomplete; 3. Pre-inspection by district staff; 4. District staff issues voucher to applicant; 5. Applicant completes the project and pays in full; 6. Applicant submits a claim for payment packet to district requesting reimbursement; 7. Post-inspection by district staff; 8. Reimbursement is provided by the district, typically within 60 working days.

Both the San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner’s office and the UCCE are involved in this process at various points.

“The funding isn’t enough,” said SJFB Second Vice President James Chinchiolo of Chinchiolo Farms. “When too much chipped-up wood is reincorporated, the soil isn’t able to process it.”

Chinchiolo commented that despite the lengthy application process and the assorted aspects involved that require much time and effort and, eventually, produce costly methods, he’s “grateful these programs are out there” but they need “some fine-tuning. I’m pleased that orchards can be removed with district and NRCS (Natural Resource Conservation Service) funds combined. Unfortunately, in large programs like this there are unintended consequences we have to deal with.

One of which is, he said, is co-gen locations, the few remaining, are “filled up; the agencies involved in these programs need to understand reality.”

In January of 2025, grape and nut growers removing their vineyards or orchards will observe the following, said the district website: “All operations prohibited from burning all sizes of removals except in cases of disease and pest concerns.”

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Join us June 20 for our 110th Annual Meeting

CHECK YOUR MAILBOXES for the invites because San Joaquin Farm Bureau’s 110th Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 20 at the San Joaquin County Historical Museum. Join us for a delicious meal prepared by your SJFB Board of Directors and refreshments! The social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the program following at 6:30 p.m. The agenda will include the annual election of the board of directors and the presentation of the 2024 scholarship recipients. Guests will also get the chance to win raffle items donated by your SJFB Farm Center Directors! Sponsorship opportunities are available at the Platinum ($2,500) and Gold ($1,500) levels. All sponsors will receive recognition at the event and in the SJFB News. Platinum and Gold sponsors may also have a table at the event to distribute promotional items to the guests. Sponsors who cannot attend the event can have their promo items distributed at the event on their behalf. You can also purchase a Reserved Table For 8 ($500). For questions, please contact the SJFB office at (209)

931-4931 or email me at jessica@sjfb.org.

Looking a little further into the summer, you can expect to have yet another wonderful Young Farmers & Ranchers Summer’s Bounty Fundraiser on Aug. 3 at Bare Ranch by Michael David Winery. The committee is working diligently to lock down the final details of the event, but as always, you can expect a great event with live music, wonderful wine, silent and live auctions, and dinner prepared by the YF&R Committee! Be sure to be on the look for more information!

It is also that time of the year that we are working on our 2025 Gun Raffle Calendars and we are looking to fill the sponsorship ads at the top of the calendar. These ad spaces sell out FAST, so be sure to call the office to secure yours today! Please call the SJFB office for more information about the ads.

And as always, please do not hesitate to reach out to the SJFB office if you need anything. We are open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm daily and can be reached at (209) 931-4931.

Linden Cattlewoman second in state Junior Beef Ambassador

SAN JOAQUIN-STANISLAUS CattleWoman

Collette Hansen, a 15-year-old sophomore from Linden, was awarded second place California Junior Beef Ambassador award last month in Woodland.

Hansen was scored on a mock media interview on current industry issues. Her public speaking skills were evaluated during her slideshow presentation regarding animal identification and branding cattle that could be taught to elementary school children. She also wrote a 150-word response to a compelling beef issue by identifying misinformation, and listing positive consumer information that was scored. The last area of competition was

creating three Facebook posts for consumers. Hansen focused on beef nutrition, education and safety in the cattle industry.

The California CattleWomen hosted the annual contest. This year the California Beef Council provided cash prizes for the top four places. Hansen was awarded $200 as the second-place junior winner.

The San Joaquin-Stanislaus CattleWomen is a local organization that promotes the beef industry thought education and outreach activities. AmericanAg Credit (800) 800-4865 agloan.com ......................................................................... 3 Bank of Stockton (844) 700-5012 bankofstockton.com

We encourage you to contact your elected officials regarding issues facing agriculture in SJ County. Below is information on how to reach them:

The Honorable Joe Biden, President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC  20500 (202) 456-1414

The Honorable Laphonza Butler, United States Senate 112 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC  20510 (202) 224-3841, (202) 228-3954 fax

The Honorable Alex Padilla, United States Senate 331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-3553

The Honorable Josh Harder, U.S. House of Representatives, 9th District Washington, D.C. Office 209 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-4540, District Office - Currently in the process of transitioning to a new Stockton, CA 95202 Phone: (209) 579-5458

The Honorable John Duarte, U.S. House of Representatives, 13th District Washington, D.C. Office 1535 Longworth Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-1947

The Honorable Gavin Newsom, Governor 1st Floor-State Capitol, Sacramento, CA  95814 (916) 445-2841 (916) 445-4633 fax

The Honorable Susan Eggman, California State Senate, District 5 Capitol Office

1021 O Street, Suite 8530, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4005

District Office

2291 W. March Lane, Suite B200, Stockton, CA 95207; (209) 472-9535

The Honorable Carlos Villapudua, California State Assembly, District 13 Capitol Office 1021 O Street, Suite 6340 P.O. Box 942849-0013 (916) 319-2013, (916) 319-2113 fax

District Office

4643 Quail Lakes Drive, Suite 200, Stockton CA 95207 (209) 948-7479

The Honorable Heath Flora California State Assembly, District 9 Capitol Office 1021 O Street, Suite 4730 P.O. Box 942849-0009 (916) 319-2009

District Office

578 N. Wilma Ave., Suite B Ripon, CA 95366, (209) 599-2112

SJ County Board of Supervisors: The Honorable Miguel Villapudua, Dist. 1, Vice Chair

The Honorable Paul Canepa, Dist. 2 The Honorable Tom Patti, Dist. 3

The Honorable Steven Ding, Dist. 4 The Honorable Robert Rickman, Dist. 5, Chair

44 N. San Joaquin St, 6th Floor, Ste 627, Stockton, CA 95202 (209) 468-2350, (209) 468-3694 fax

Honorable Pat Withrow San Joaquin County Sheriff 7000 Michael Canlis Blvd. French Camp, CA 95231 (209) 468-4400

from SJC AGNET TASK FORCE

By San Joaquin County Rural Crime Division

SJC crime for Apr/May

Copper wire theft

In the 27000 block of S Austin Road in Ripon, an unknown suspect stole approximately 140 feet of wire from an irrigation pump. The loss is estimated at $3,000.

In the area of Jack Tone/Hwy 4 in Stockton, an unknown suspect stole approximately 40 feet or wire from an irrigation pump. The estimated loss is $1,000

In the area of Jack Tone/Hwy 4 in Stockton, an unknown suspect stole an unknown amount of copper wire from an irrigation pump. The estimated loss is $4,200.

In the 19000 block of S Calla Dr. in Manteca, an unknown suspect stole approximately 30 feet of copper wire from an irrigation pump. The estimated loss is $1,200.

Tool/equipment theft

Near the area of Main St. and Sedan Ave. in Manteca, an unknown suspect stole a John Deere 4045 diesel engine radiator. The estimated loss is $2,000.

Near the area W Grant Line Road and S Tradition in Tracy, an unknown suspect stole a Caterpillar backhoe. The estimated loss is $70,000.

In the 5000 block of E Woodbridge in Acampo, an unknown suspect stole a red Honda Rancher ATV. The estimated loss is $7,000.00.

Recovered property

In the area of Bruella Road and Schmeidt Road in Victor, a 2019 Genie forklift was recovered and returned to victim. The recovery is valued at $80,000.

In the area of Hammer Lane and El Dorado St. in Stockton, a 2016 Polaris Razor UTV, 2022 Can-am outlander ATV, 2018 utility trailer and a 2021 dump trailer recovered and return to victim. The recovery is valued at $36,000

In the area of Waterloo Road and Filbert St. in Stockton, a 2022 towable generator was recovered and returned to victim. The recovery is valued at $12,000.

In the area of Santa Fe and Hwy 120 in Escalon, a 2023 Merrit concrete saw was recovered and returned to victim. The recovery is valued at $42,000.

Arrested persons

Adan Mendez was arrested for trespassing on cultivated lands.

Michael Tanner was arrested for trespassing on cultivated lands and an unrelated criminal warrant.

Michael Schults was arrested for possession of stolen property.

Please report any and all suspicious activity. For non-emergency reports 24 hours a day, you can call (209) 4684400. In the event of an emergency, call 911.

THANK YOU TO SAN JOAQUIN FARM BUREAU AG MEMBERS WHO

“STEPPED UP”

Thank you to our San Joaquin Farm Bureau Agricultural Members who have stepped up. Farm Bureau is a grassroots organization whose purpose is to devote time and resources to promoting and protecting agriculture in our county, state, and nation. The “Step Up Plan” is designed for members to be able to pick their dues level based on their Annual Gross Income to increase their support of agriculture and help us increase our efforts in fighting for agriculture. Business Members also have a Step Up Plan. The Step Up Plan is outlined on our website. Contact our office at (209) 931-4931 to “Step Up” your membership today.

Acampo Farm Center

• Lamar Creekside Vineyards

• Mahil Farms

• Brent Newport

• Nestor Enterprises

• S&R Egg Ranch Co.

• Nuss Farms Inc.

Calla-Nile Farm Center

• 2Q Farming Inc

• Manuel Azevedo

• David Boersma

• Bourbeau Enterprises

• Brocchini Farms Inc

• Cardoza Bros

• Central Valley Welding Mechanical Inc

• Double O Farming Inc.

• Jenkins Poultry

• Joseph Gomes

• David Kamper

• Eileen Kuil

• Ioppini Farms

• Edward Machado

• Phippen Bros

• Roorda Ranches Inc

• SJC Office of Education

• SKS Enterprise Inc

• John Van Duyn

• Bryan Van Groningen

• Van Till Farms

• Michael Weststeyn Farming Collegeville Farm Center

• Nomellini Farms Inc

• Prins Dairy LP

• Paul Sanguinetti

• Grant Thompson

• Thompson Ranch

• Triple S Farming LLC

Escalon Farm Center

• A&A Cattle Co

• Adrian Ranch

• Bert Ballatore

• Bavaro Farming Company Inc

• Lealon Brumley

• Phillip Brumley

• Gary De Vries

• Herman Doornenbal Jr

• Larry Fredricks

• G&E Te Velde Orchards MLLC

• Caleb Gervase

• River Bend Orchards

• Roche Bros Inc

• Stagnaro Farms Inc

• Glenn Van Ruler

• Vander Schaaf Dairy

• Veenstra Farming

• Paul Voortman

• Wagner Dairy

Lafayette Farm Center

• All State Packers

• Chardon Farms Inc

• Joe Cotta & Son

• Graffigna Fruit Co

• Rob Kammerer

• Lange Twins Partnership

• Matthew Lauchland

• Joe Marchesotti Co., Inc.

• Lima Ranch

• Diego Olagaray

• Joe Olagaray

• Rodney Schatz

• Van Diemen Farms

• Bronson Van Wyck

• Watanabe Bros, Inc.

• Keith Watts Vineyards

Linden Farm Center

• 5 Star Farm Management Inc

• A&A Dasso Farms

• Bella Vista Ranch

• Greg Busalacchi

• Camera Brothers

• D&L Farms Inc.

• J&A Solari Inc.

• Jasbir S Gill Family Limited Partnership

• FFD Orchards

• Ferrari Farms Inc

• Lagorio Properties LP

• Ray Lagorio

• Lodi Farming Inc

• Panella Trucking LLC

• Peter Boysen Realty

• Precision Irrigation Mgt

• Purviance Drillers Inc

• R&A Miller Inc

• RDJ Farms Inc

• Waterloo Orchards Inc

• Richard Zolezzi Roberts-Union Farm Center

• Cubiburu Livestock

• Mark Lewis

• El Dorado Farms Inc

• Marca Bella Farms, Inc

• D&A Farms

• Zuckerman-Heritage Inc

Tracy Farm Center

• California Masterplant

• GloriAnn Farms Inc

• Mizuno Farms Inc

• Michael Petz

• Greg Pombo

• Reece Farms

• Hal Robertson

• Thomsen Farms Inc

• Yamasaki Farms

Victor Farm Center

• John Kautz Farms

• R. Lawson Enterprises

• Vink Custom Farming Inc.

business member BUSINESS DIRECTORY

STEP UP BUSINESSES

$7,500 SUPPORT LEVEL

American Ag Credit

Jacob DeBoer 2345 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206 www.agloan.com (209) 944-7478

Nationwide Insurance

Find a Farm Certified Agent: www.nationwide.com/cfbf (800) 255-9913

ACCOUNTANTS

Bowman & Company

Gary R. Daniel (209) 473-1040

Croce, Sanguinetti & Vander Veen Inc. Pauline Sanguinetti (209) 938-1010

ASSOCIATIONS

California Farmland Trust

Charlotte Mitchell (916) 544-2712

Lodi District Grape Growers Association

Amy Blagg (209) 339-8246

Lodi Woodbridge Winegrape Commission

Stuart Spencer (209) 367-4727

San Joaquin County Historical Society

Phillip Merlo (209) 331-2055

San Joaquin Valley Hay Growers

Rick Staas (209) 835-1662

ATTORNEYS

Herum, Crabtree, Suntag

Steve Herum (209) 472-7700

John Herrick Attorney at Law

John H. Herrick (209) 956-0150

Nomellini, Grilli & Mcdaniel Professional Law Corp.

Dante John Nomellini (209) 465-5883

AUCTIONS

Mulrooney Auctions Co.

James P. Mulrooney (209) 366-0600

$1,500 SUPPORT LEVEL

Delicato Vineyards

Marie Mathews 12001 S Highway 99, Manteca, CA 95336-8499 www.delicato.com (209) 824-3600

Pacific Gas & Electric

Dylan George 4040 N W Lane, Stockton, CA 95204 www.pge.com (209) 932-6515

Ralph Hayes & Son Inc.

Eric Hayes 20177 S. MacArthus Dr., Tracy, CA 95304 www.hayesandson.com (209) 835-4914

AUTO PARTS/SERVICE

Clutch & Brake Xchange

James Hitchock (209) 466-9049

CHEMICALS

Mid Valley Agricultural Services Inc. (209) 851-3200

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Kjeldsen, Sinnock & Neudeck

Christopher H. Neudeck (209) 946-0268 Offfice (209) 481-0316 Mobile

COMMODITY PACKING/ MKTG

A Sambado & Sons Inc.

Lawrence Sambado (209) 931-2568

Delta Packing Co of Lodi Inc.

Annamarie Costamagna (209) 334-1023

M&R Co Reynolds Packing Co.

Jeremy Hjelmstad (209) 369-2725

Travaille And Phippen

Dave Phippen (209) 599-6111

COMMUNICATIONS

unWired Broadband

Mark Peterson (559) 753-0386

CONTRACTORS/CONSTRUCTION

Delo Electric

Steve Delatorre (209) 368-1117

Ford Construction Co. (209) 333-1116

Tom Mayo Construction

Tom D. Mayo (209) 943-6248

$1,500 SUPPORT LEVEL CONT.

Travaille & Phippen

Dave Phippen 12700 E Graves Rd., Manteca, CA 95336 www.tapalmonds.com (209) 599-6111

$750 SUPPORT LEVEL A Sambado & Sons, Inc. (209) 931-2568

Anteris Agronomics LLC (209) 900-3270

Big Valley Tractor & Bobcat Central, Inc. (209) 762-6413

GAR Bennett LLC (559) 480-3029

CONSULTING

Cal Ag Safety

Ann Curtoni Lial (209) 351-0321

Precessi Ag Services Inc.

Paul Precessi (209) 670-9072

CUSTOM HARVESTING

M2 Farming

Nick Mussi (209) 969-3333

EDUCATION

San Joaquin Delta Community College (209) 954-5151

FARMS

A&B Koster

William M. Koster (209) 836-4690

Ag West Inc

Mike Berg (209) 888-5455

AM Farms

Paul Marchini (209) 462-1185

Bert Bacchetti Farms Inc.

Mark Bacchetti (209) 835-2224

HRM Farms Inc.

Glenn Burgin (209) 465-8413

IDC Farms Inc.

Mike Conrad (209) 894-6408

Lavagnino Orchards

Ruani Lavagnino (209) 931-6728

Lucadeira Farms

Richard Marcucci (209) 481-3641

Kludt Oil & Propane (209) 368-0634 • (209) 466-8969

Mid Valley Agricultural Services Inc. (209) 851-3200

Morrill Industries (209) 838-2550

Outdoor Sportsman Inc (209) 957-4867

Van De Pol Enterprises (209) 944-9115

Van Groningen & Sons Inc. (209) 982-5248

V V Enterprises (209) 599-7776

FARMS CONT

Peterson Family Vineyards

James Peterson (209) 368-8102

Vaccarezza Bros (209) 887-3163

Van Groningen & Sons Inc

Dan Van Groningen (209) 982-5248

Van Groningen Orchards

Mark Van Groningen (209) 599-4944

Van Laar Farms

James Van Laar (209) 599-3613

FARM HARDWARE & SUPPLY

BG Agri Sales & Service

Anthony Da Valle (209) 931-7650

Discount Ag Parts

Jim Allen (209) 239-5802

FARM HARDWARE & SUPPLY CONT.

J. Milano Company

Gary Milano (209) 944-0902

PBM Supply & Manufacturing

Barry Jones (530) 345-1334

Stanislaus Farm Supply

Joey Gonsalves (209) 538-7070

Zylstra Auto & Hardware

Tim A. Zylstra (209) 887-3626

FERTILIZERS & SOIL AMENDMENTS

Brown Sand, Inc.

Robert Brown (209) 234-1500

Ralph Hayes & Son Inc.

Eric Hayes (209) 835-4914 F

San Joaquin Sulphur Company

Janet Chandler (209) 368-6676

FINANCIAL

American AgCredit

Marc Busalacchi (800) 659-FARM

Bank of Stockton

Jim Nemmers (209) 249-2201

Central Valley Community Bank

Rick Shaeffer (559) 323-3493

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Daniel Meza (209) 367-2349 FUEL DISTRIBUTORS

Campora Propane Services

Todd Spicer (209) 466-8611

George W Lowry Inc.

Richard A. Lowry (209) 545-0791

Kludt Oil & Propane

Aron Kludt (209) 368-0634, (209) 466-8969

Valley Pacific Petroleum Service, Inc.

Rob Goodman (209) 948-9412

Van De Pol Enterprises

Tom Van De Pol (209) 944-9115

GRAIN/FEED/SEED

AL Gilbert Company

Jay Gilbert (209) 847-1721

Baglietto Seeds (209) 466-0433

Escalon Feed & Supply

Ken Van Gorkum (209) 838-3326

M & M Feed Service

Terry Mulder (209) 531-3353

Phil O’Connell Grain Co.

Tim Grunsky (209) 465-5871

Triple P Feeds

Dallas C. Paul (209) 333-2808

V-V Enterprises

Dave C. Van Vliet (209) 599-7776

INSURANCE

Altamont Insurance Brokers

Dan Simonich (209) 835-6395

Big Valley Insurance

Bill R. Crawford (209) 835-5253 (209) 365-9600

Dan Van Vuren Insurance Agency Inc.

Dan Van Vuren (209) 484-5578

Sanguinetti & Company Insurance Brokers

Karen Sanguinetti (209) 954-1000

S J Frerichs and Son Insurance Agency Inc.

Mindy Bogetti (209) 835-1764

The Zenith

Sandy Fiack (559) 260-6499

Todd Garibaldi Insurance Agency

Todd R. Garibaldi (209) 334-3030

Vander Beek Crop Insurance

Patti Velasquez (209) 838-8164

Wever Insurance

Don Wever (209) 599-2161

IRRIGATION/PUMPS/WELLS

Abbey Water Well Service, Inc.

Steve Watson (209) 887-2990

Laurel Ag & Water

Conrad Correa (209) 993-9689

Moorman’s Water Systems Inc.

Larry Moorman (209) 931-3210 REAL ESTATE

Morrill Industries, Inc.

Ken Morrill (209) 838-2550

Pacific Southwest Irrigation Corp.

Jim Clare (209) 986-0099

LABORATORY/TESTING

Anteris Agronomics LLC

Kion Kashefi (209) 900-3270

Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc.

Michael Ostrom (800) 440-7821

LABOR CONTRACTOR

Alfaro Farm Labor Contractor

Sergio Alfaro (209) 531-6786

Premium Employment Services

Jesse Alderete, III (800) 581-5540

LAND PREPARATION

G&F Ag Services, Inc.

Randy Fondse (209) 599-8911

Kromann & Company

Rodney P. Kromann, Jr. (209) 581-1775

Kuil Brothers Ag Service

Matthew D. Kuil (209) 599-4960

MACHINE SERVICES

Ag Industrial Manufacturing

Bob Ford (209) 369-1994

Tuff Boy Sales, inc

Martin Harris (209) 858-4131

MEDIA/RADIO

“105.9, the Bull”

Robert La Rue (209) 948-5786

NURSERIES

Burchell Nursery

Tom Burchell (209) 845-8733

Casa Cristal Nursery Inc

John Moso (661) 792-6468

Dave Wilson Nursery

Robert Woolley (209) 874-1821

Duarte Nursery

Alex Duarte (209) 531-0351

PEST MANAGEMENT TOOLS

Outdoor Sportsman

Eric Johnson (209) 957-4867PROCESSING

PROCESSING

Avanti Nut Company

Pete Katzakian (209) 931-3743

DeRuosi Nut

Dean Penero (209) 838-8307

Musco Family Olive Company

Ben Gibbons (209) 836-4600

Pearl Crop Inc.

Ulash Turkhan (209) 808-7575

ShellPro Inc. (209) 727-0707

Stanislaus Food Products

Paul Busalacchi (209) 548-3514 PU

Sunrise Fresh LLC

Jake Samuel (209) 932-0192

The Morning Star Company

Alissa Dillon (209) 826-7100

REAL ESTATE

Bokides - Hesseltine Real

Estate Co.

Robert Hesseltine (209) 334-3045

Peter Boysen Realty

Pete Boysen (209) 351-2150

Petersen & Company

Agricultural Real Estate

Joe Petersen (209) 210-8010

Reeve Associates Real Estate

Gary Reeve (209) 835-2002

Wagner Land Company

Charles Wagner (209) 942-4146

RESTAURANTS

De Vinci’s Corporation

Chris Trotter (209) 887-2121

Koes Bar (209) 329-2366

RETAIL

Orchard and Vineyard Supply (209) 368-8595

SOLAR

Chico Electric

Norm Neilsen (530) 891-6749

SPREADING SERVICES

Gary Bohnet (209) 369-6993, (209) 481-1349

STEEL BUILDINGS

Fabri Steel West Inc.

John M. Arizcuren (800) 411-4215

Roland Construction

Jim A. Hoagland (209) 462-2687

STEAM CLEANERS

Hotsy Pacific Jim O’Connell (800) 640-1227

TIRES

Les Schwab Tire Center-Lodi

Gary Holm (209) 334-3961

Lodi Tire Service

Kenneth A. Lung (209) 369-1985

TRACTORS/EQUIPMENT

Belkorp Ag, LLC

John Gilligan (209) 538-3831

Big Valley Tractor & Bobcat Central, Inc.

Don Franzia (209) 762-6413

Evolution Equipment Services Inc.

Marti Sporleder (209) 810-5796

Garton Tractor

Jeff Filkins (209) 948-5401

J M Equipment Co, Inc.

Edward Henriques (209) 466-0707

Pape´ Machinery

Brian A. Heavey (209) 983-8122

Western Square Industries

Trygue Mikkelsen (209) 944-0921

TRANSPLANTERS/PLUG PLANTER

Pro Plant LLC

Skip Wilbur (209) 969-7547

TRANSPORTATION

Antonini Bros. Inc.

Joseph Antonini (209) 466-9041

G3 Enterprises

Ethan Jones (800) 321-8747

Hammer Trucking

Michael J. Staples (209) 481-1567

Silva Trucking

Dave Silva (209) 982-1114

UTILITIES

PG&E

Debbie McCaffrey (209) 932-2566

VEHICLES

Chase Chevrolet

Paul Correia (209) 475-6740

Interstate Truck Center

Rick Coslett (209) 944-5821

Sanborn Chevrolet, Inc.

Kini Sanborn (209) 334-5000 EMENT

VINEYARD MANAGEMENT

Arbor Vineyards

Larry P. Mettler (209) 339-0525

K.G. Vineyard Management, LLC

Ben Kolber (209) 367-8996

R-N-R Vineyard, Inc.

Russell Machado (209) 327-3165

businesses provide discount programs for members of the San Joaquin Farm Bureau.

WATER

Oakdale Irrigation District

Steve Knell (209) 847-0341

South San Joaquin Irrigation District

Peter Rietkerk (209) 249-4600

Stockton East Water District

Scot Moody (209) 948-0333

Woodbridge Irrigation District

Anders Christensen (209) 625-8438

WINERIES

Bokisch Vineyards

Markus Bokisch (209) 334-4338

Constellation Wines US, Inc.

Paul Dismukes (209) 369-5861

Delicato Vineyards

Marie Mathews (209) 824-3600

Jahant Vineyards LLC

Kevin Phillips (209) 368-7384

LangeTwins Winery & Vineyards (209) 334-9780

The Lucas Winery

David Lucas (209) 368-2006

Michael David Vineyards

Michael J. Phillips (209) 368-7384

St. Amant Winery

Barbara S. Spencer (209) 367-0646

Clean air through advanced energy technology. OUR COMMITMENT

Clean air is our first priority for the families, businesses, and the environment in and around Stockton. We’ve implemented advanced emission control technologies and strict environmental standards for tenants in the Port, which has minimized the impact on the air we breathe and promotes a healthier habitat for the fish, birds and wildlife in our region.

our environmental footprint

Green Marine certification in recognition of our commitment to continuously reducing

Shore-side electric power for tugboats

Chair William R. Trezza, Vice-Chair Stephen Griffen

Commissioners David B. Atwater, Anthony Barkett, Michael Patrick Duffy, Allen Sawyer, Margaret Shea Stephens

Port Director Kirk DeJesus