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This video is an edited version of the breakout session 'You-Twit-Face' Social Media and You! from the California Farm Bureau Federation 91st Annual Meeting recorded on Monday, December 7, 2009. Speakers (in order of appearance: Dino Giacomazzi, Ray Prock and Jeff Fowle. Topics include how various social media sites can impact you and your farming business. #CAFB09

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More than 15 years of wrangling over water have come to an end on the Lower Yuba River, thanks to an historic agreement among government agencies, environmental groups and seven local water districts. The deal theyve struck is good for farmers, fish and, in at least one case -- friendship. Yuba County farm manager Mike Filice and the general manager of the Browns Valley Irrigation District, Walter Cotter, explained that long-standing tensions over water prevented them from having more than ...

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A feature on California made goat cheese and the producers who make it. This segment is from California Country.

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The key to success in the highly competitive world prune market is quality and food safety, and Californias prune sector stresses both of those elements as it markets its production. Historically, it has been people over age 65 who have consumed most of the prunes, but we are trying to appeal to younger people by emphasizing the health and nutrition aspect of prunes, says Rich Peterson, executive director of the California Dried Plum Board. The key for us is quality and food safety. There ...

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While farmers say most of their crops have been harvested, remnants remain of rice, cotton, grapes, beans, processing tomatoes and several other crops. What happens to those crops now hinges on weather conditions the next several days. Growers say they hope for a gradual increase in temperatures, accompanied by drying winds. A sudden spike in temperatures or just the opposite—a continuation of damp conditions—could trigger the onset of mold. Farmers such as San Joaquin County processing ...

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A feature story on a family's cherry orchard located in Sunnyvale California. Tracy Sellers reporting. This segment is from California Country the television program. A California Farm Bureau production.

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Farmers speak out about the devastating drought and how it has been impacting thousands of jobs and how crops are effected. California Farm Bureau Federation-Air date: 2-24-2009

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Don Watson speaks of lambs in Napa Valley, California. This segment is from California Country. Host: Brandon Souza

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A 6 month drug and alcohol rehabilitation program out of San Fransisco, California. Farming and hope grown here. Host: Tracy Sellers. A segment from California Country.

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A feature on California alpaca wool growers. This segment is from California Country.

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