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January 13, 2017 CapitalPress.com 9 California Subscribe to our weekly California email newsletter at CapitalPress.com/newsletters UC workshop to teach small-scale farmers about value-added products By TIM HEARDEN Capital Press PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. — An upcoming workshop will teach small-scale farmers how to make the most of turn- ing their fresh produce into such value-added products as infused olive oil, baked goods, jams and specialty sauces. The University of Cali- fornia Cooperative Exten- sion-sponsored workshop on Jan. 25 will provide small- scale growers guidelines for increasing their profits with value-added foods. Speakers will also give an update on the Food Safety Modernization Act and other laws that govern value-added products and give an intro- duction to the roles of retail- ers, distributors and brokers, according to a news release. “It’s just an opportunity for farmers to add value to their business,” said Sher- main Hardesty, who leads the UC’s Small Farms Pro- gram. “If there are ways to increase their profitability or use product that wouldn’t have been sold otherwise, it’s a win-win. “There’s a lot of consum- er interest in processed local foods as well as fresh pro- duce and meats,” she said. The 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. workshop will be a lead-in to the 37th annual EcoFarm Conference Jan. 25-28 at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove. Organizers say nearly 2,000 people attend the con- Cattlemen meet new legislators, plan bills for 2017 session By TIM HEARDEN Capital Press SACRAMENTO — As a new legislative session gets underway, California’s lead- ing ranchers’ group is meeting new lawmakers and discuss- ing bills to sponsor in 2017. A big part of the Cali- fornia Cattlemen’s Associa- tion’s agenda will be trying to “make some necessary changes” to laws that were passed last year, said Justin Oldfield, the organization’s vice president of government relations. “Last year was a pretty tough year,” Oldfield said, referring to new agricultural overtime and minimum wage laws that were opposed by farm groups. “We’re going into a new legislative session with some new members. We need to be getting off on the right foot in terms of building relationships and working to ensure that these new mem- bers understand who we are and what our priorities are.” Oldfield said the CCA is working on “at least one” bill to sponsor and will likely be- gin rolling out proposals later this month. He would not elaborate on what the proposals might be, but one likely target for farm groups is language in the bill last year by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Di- ego. It will phase in overtime for farmworkers after eight hours in a day and 40 hours in a week rather than the 10- hour day and 60-hour week that previously applied to ag- riculture. The law eliminated an ex- emption on overtime after 8 hours in a day for managers and family members, which exists in every other industry. Exemptions also applied to specific jobs in agriculture, such as an irrigator, which is “a big one” for producers, Oldfield said. “When you have an irriga- tor out there watching water for a 14-hour period, maybe only half of that (time) they may actually be working,” he said. Tim Hearden/Capital Press File A picker works at Maywood Farms in Corning, Calif., in this 2015 photo. The University of California Cooperative Extension is offer- ing workshops to provide tips on labor management. UC workshops to offer tips on managing tight labor force Tim Hearden/Capital Press File Karen Kelly, left, an alpaca breeder from Redding, Calif., shows a map of her operation to Nancy Shelton of Weed, Calif., before a University of California-sponsored class on agritourism last year in Redding. The UC is offering a workshop to teach small-scale growers how to produce and market value-added products. ference, whose theme this year is “Cultivating Diver- sity.” The UC workshop is open to conference-goers and other members of the public. At the workshop, pro- ducers will describe their challenges and successes in making organic, value-add- ed products. They are Mag- ali Brecke, who cooks and jars batches of organic bone broth; Kathryn Lukas, who uses ancient fermentation traditions in making fresh or- ganic kraut; and Jenna Mill- er, who runs a processing and catering kitchen from an or- ganic farm, according to the release. The workshop will also feature representatives from Preserve Farm Kitchens, a specialty-foods produc- er; New Leaf Community Markets, which sell natural foods; and the UC-Davis food science and technology department. Registration is $75 and includes an organic lunch. Hardesty requests registra- tions be made by Jan. 18. Visit http://eco-farm.org/con- ference/2017/register-now. Becky Bianchi of Bianchi Orchards in Los Molinos, Calif., talks about her family’s roadside stand during an agri- tourism workshop in Redding, Calif., last year. TEMECULA, Calif. — A pair of University of Cali- fornia Cooperative Exten- sion-sponsored workshops next month will give growers and farm managers tips on efficiently managing a tight labor force. The workshops Feb. 1-2 will help farmers face uncer- tainty in labor markets by pro- viding up-to-date information and strategies for managing people and dealing with legal and regulatory issues, orga- nizer Ramiro Lobo said in a news release. The all-day workshops will be at Wilson Creek Winery and Vineyards, 35960 Rancho California Road., Temecula. The first event Feb. 1, titled “Challenges and Strategies in Agricultural Labor Man- agement,” will review labor issues in Southern California and cover basic strategies for legal and effective hiring and organization and effective management of worker inju- ries. The other workshop, which will be on Feb. 2, will be offered in Spanish and is titled “Management and Su- pervision of Personnel for Agricultural Operations.” The program, intended for farm owners and managers and first-line supervisors, will cover effective supervision and management in times of labor shortage. The Feb. 1 workshop is $80 per person before Jan. 20 and $100 after or at the door, if space allows; the Feb. 2 workshop is $60 before Jan. 20 and $80 after, if space al- lows. For both, registration is $120 before Jan. 20 and $140 after or at the door, if space allows. 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