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Pitching In How Camp Fire relief is helping our local ag community

INSIDE Remarkable reports on the work of local organizations, including: • Farmers’ Circle New Grant Project • Update on Animal Rescue • Financial Help from Local Farm Credit

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The Farmers’ Circle Fund Cal Nut Festival organizers take new direction to support students of our ag community Reported by Renée Michel for the Farmers’ Circle

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t’s April 2019 and preparation for the annual California Nut Festival (CNF) would normally be in its final stages. Committee members are usually running around the county collecting donations, meeting with local artisans and culinary masters to finalize the details of this much anticipated event. Thousands of festival goers attend the CNF, many from all over Northern California.

Since the start of the California Nut Festival, proceeds have annually been awarded to the Patrick Ranch Museum in an effort to preserve and interpret the agricultural history of the Sacramento Valley. Our total contribution since inception is $185,000. This donation was made possible by the generous sponsorships from local businesses, individuals and farmers.

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The Camp Fire changed many things in Butte County, including planning for upcoming public events. Shortly after the fire, when the CNF committee met to start planning for the 2019 event, we decided that morally, we could not ask our community for money that wouldn’t directly benefit those affected by the fire. We love what the Patrick Ranch Museum offers to our children and community, but realized 2019 was a year for a break.

Many businesses and organizations in the Paradise area have been displaced, disbanded or destroyed, including student agricultural groups.

One group that decided to keep going is the Pine Ridge 4-H Club. “Staying together as a group is important to all of us. We had the option of integrating into other clubs, but everyone decided to keep Pine Ridge 4-H going”, noted Pine Ridge 4-H community leader Lesli King. There were 67 members in the club before the fire, and 62 have continued on even though they are scattered throughout Butte County.

Our Farmers’ Circle committee wanted to offer our members, businesses and individual donors of the California Nut Festival a way to support 4-H, FFA and Grange students affected by the Camp Fire. We decided to create the Farmers’ Circle Relief Fund with a vision that proceeds would be used to grant students sponsorships to replace and rebuild their project needs that were lost to the fire. Typical items that may be purchased with these funds include breeding stock, sewing machines, cameras, dutch ovens, tools, equipment, market and show animals; anything they need to continue the projects they were involved in before the fire. We want anyone who has a 4-H, FFA or Grange project planned for the Silver Dollar

Pine Ridge 4-H officers at a recent meeting (left to right): Bryce Russell, Treasurer; Kiana Stauss, Community Chair; Logan Pease, Sargent at Arms; Logan King, Refreshment Coordinator; Aubri King, Vice President; Maddy Hahenstein, Secretary; Kristian Colwell, President.

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Brew Your own right At home 4-H student members of the Tong family received a grant through the Farmers’ Circle Relief Fund to replace their dutch oven destroyed in the Camp Fire.

and the Butte County fairs to have the means to complete it.

Students in need should contact Kathy Chance kathy-chance@sbcglobal.net for an application and instructions on how to request donated funds.

We are grateful for the Farmers’ Circle donations plus generous donations arriving at the 4-H office to date, and are excited to help students who are in need.

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n November 8, shortly after the Camp Fire ignited, the North Valley Animal Disaster Group was dispatched by Butte County.

Hundreds of NVADG volunteers were operational for 77 days until January 24th, recording thousands of working hours.

Although Camelot Equestrian Center is NVADG’s first choice to shelter any displaced livestock in an emergency, their facility was impacted by the fire and unavailable. Livestock panels were quickly acquired, and an emergency shelter was set up and staffed at the Butte County Fairgrounds in Gridley. Volunteers worked during the day, and many stayed nights so that all animals remained safe.

Over 4,000 animals of 30 different species were cared for in seven different emergency shelters.

Approximately 6,000 animals were either evacuated or, if safe, sheltered-in-place by trained field teams.

That required a volunteer team to visit the site every other day, providing water and feed, as well as closely monitoring any possible health issues.

With the recent rise in disasters in California, so too has been a rise in disaster animal reponse teams. Like those other organizations, NVADG trains throughout the year to be ready for emergencies. But the Camp Fire was unprecidented in its devastation, requiring help from regional and national groups and animal specialists. At its peak, a total of 80 evacuation teams were responding every day. Some of NVADG’s own volunteers were victims of the fire.

“It truly was a miracle that NVADG and all the many volunteers were able to North Valley Animal move the epic Disaster Group amount of horses, To make donations, goats, chickens, apply to volunteer or pigs and other for general information: livestock to safewww.nvadg.org ty. Our farming Hotline: 530-895-0000 community was

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truly touched by the work that was done to preserve all life”, said NVADG volunteer Debbie Mueller who lost her own home and cat in the Camp Fire. And like the 45 other NVADG volunteers who lost their homes, they kept working, compassionately handling animals and distraught animal owners.

The North Valley Animal Disaster Group continues to work to replenish supplies and train new volunteers, always prepared to help people evacuate by helping their animals whenever that next disaster occurs.

Multiple Farm Credit Institutions Contribute to Camp Fire Relief

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he Camp Fire left an impact felt throughout Butte County and beyond. Lives were lost, structures destroyed and businesses devastated. While families and businesses have been coping with their losses and rebuilding their lives, there has been a great need for financial assistance.

Multiple associations of the Farm Credit System, which have helped the nation’s agricultural and rural communities for more than 100 years, together donated nearly $500,000 for Camp Fire victims. Golden State Farm Credit, which serves farmers and ranchers in Butte County, neighboring Colusa-Glenn Farm Credit, and the farm credit system’s banking partner, CoBank, have coordinated efforts with the Farm Credit Associations across America to assist local relief agencies, reported now-retired president and CEO of Golden State Farm Credit, J. Fletcher Monroe.

Monroe added that the fire also had a direct impact on local agriculture. Several Golden State Farm Credit members lost homes and outbuildings, and at least one lost a business in Paradise. The fire affected local bee keepers, destroyed a small vineyard, and burned range land. The fire also hit the local 4H and FFA programs [see related article on page 4], where the kids lost structures used to raise their fair animals. In addition, five Golden State employees lost their homes in the fire. “The funds provided to these local organizations, along with a small portion given to the Employee Relief Fund to assist our staff members who lost their homes in the fire, will have an immediate impact as well as helping the long-term rebuilding efforts Butte County, residents, and businesses will face for years to come. We are thankful to all who have selflessly given to those in need,” said Monroe.

One recipient of funds was Community Action Agency of Butte County. Their ongoing mission is to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty.

CAA’s CEO Thomas Tenorio said they are “committed to serving hungry families at all times of the year but especially during the holidays and now with the addition of families impacted by the Camp Fire. We’re grateful to have the support of the Farm Credit System and others to help our communities.”

Butte County Farm Bureau, the non-profit advocacy organization supporting local farmers and ranchers, is no stranger to Farm Credit. Darren Rice, BCFB president, said, “Farm Credit has always been a steadThomas Tenorio (left), receiving North State Food Bank donations from Golden State Farm Credit’s J. Fletcher Monroe.

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“California’s agricultural communities have been heavily impacted by a series of natural disasters in recent years,” said Leili Ghazi, CoBank’s western region president. “Among all of these, the Camp Fire stands apart due to the scale of the devastation and the loss of life. CoBank is proud to join our Farm Credit partners to support the individuals, families and communities impacted by this fire. We hope that our gifts will, in some small way, help them on their journey to recovery.” Also participating in the relief effort are Farm Credit West, which serves customers in a portion of Butte County, along with California-based organizations American Ag Credit, Fresno Madera Farm Credit and Yosemite Farm Credit.

Additionally, relief support from beyond California has arrived. Some of the organizations providing assistance include AgVantis, Farm Credit of Southern Colorado, Northwest Farm Credit Services, Premier Farm Credit, Texas Farm Credit, and Western AgCredit.

“We here at Golden State Farm Credit are honored to be part of the Farm Credit System, where we stand by each other and our communities in times of crises,” Monroe said prior to his retirement. “We are humbled by the outpouring of support, heartfelt prayers, and generosity received from so many.”

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