In the News at Farm Credit West

• August 08, 2022

  Want to explore the wide variety of California wines? Come to Oakland on August 21

  When you’re a small, family-owned winery without a large advertising budget, the best way to spread the word about the quality of your wines is to have key influencers taste them. But since the 300 members of the Family Winemakers of California are located from Eureka to San Diego and many points in between, it can be difficult to get these influencers to come to you.
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• July 07, 2022

  Students learn about commodities grown almost exclusively in the Golden State

  California’s farmers grow more than 400 commodities each year, making the state the nation’s breadbasket. And for 36 years, the nonprofit California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom has been educating students around the state that the nutritious and tasty fruits and vegetables they eat don’t just come from the supermarket.
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• June 28, 2022

  Almond Alliance supports growers whipsawed by supply chains, water

  Almonds may be California’s second-largest crop, bringing in $5.62 billion in sales in 2020, but almond growers feel whipsawed by two factors over which they have no control: water and supply chains.
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