Vedha Atyam, 2, plays at the hay-bale maze at Perry’s Pumpkin Acres in Sacramento. In addition to operating this pumpkin patch, farmer John Perry grows pumpkins for other agritourism operations—some of which chose to close this year, which Perry says may have boosted traffic to his patch.
Photo/Ching Lee
Signs posted throughout Perry’s Pumpkin Acres in Sacramento and other California pumpkin patches remind visitors to follow new health and safety requirements meant to help slow spread of the coronavirus.
Photo/Ching Lee
Pumpkin patches adapt to the pandemic
With many entertainment venues still shuttered due to the pandemic, outings to the local pumpkin patch remain a popular activity this fall—though many farms have scrambled to adapt to new health and safety requirements. 电脑去国外网站加速软件
Executive order aims to conserve land, biodiversity
A new California Biodiversity Collaborative will help determine how to carry out an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom aimed at conserving 30% of California's land and marine areas by 2030—and agricultural organizations said they would participate to assure the collaborative recognizes stewardship efforts carried out on the state's farms and ranches. Read more...
Projects would expand state’s water storage
Warning that California needs a concerted plan to adapt its aging water system to meet "significant and steadily mounting water insecurity issues" in the 21st century, the California Farm Bureau Federation has reiterated its support for two federal reservoir-expansion proposals. 电脑去国外网站加速软件
President’s message: ‘Green’ policies must be realistic
There's been a lot going on, what with harvest continuing amid the pandemic, the terrible wildfires and an active election season, so you may not have noticed a couple actions taken by Gov. Gavin Newsom that could have wide-ranging and long-lasting impacts on rural California. Read more...
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