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The Colusa County Fair Presents the Fifty-First Annual

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Visitors to the 51st Annual Colusa Farm Show, the Granddaddy of all Farm Shows, can expect yet another exciting agriculture-based exhibition this year. This year’s Show has something for everyone.

The volunteers who make up the Colusa Farm Show Committee bring a vast array of different experiences and information to ensure that this show is always at its best.

As was the tradition of the show’s forefathers, present day volunteers continue to keep the Colusa Farm Show on the cutting edge of agriculture. Additionally, the show continues to grow, and new events are added to improve on each year’s program.

An impressive line-up of presenters will be providing information on topics ranging from Ag-Safety to Ag-Marketing, GMO’s in the dairy industry and many more topics. located in the Pacific Gold Agriculture Building (Stagehands Theater).

Farm Show patrons can stop at each exhibitor so that they can hear about the latest and greatest equipment available, as well as safety products, and many other items of interest.

We invite you to join us for the 51st Annual Colusa Farm Show, February 2-3-4, 2016 at the Colusa County Fairgrounds. Admission and parking are free.

Help celebrate California Agriculture at its best!

David Zwald Farm Show Committee Chairman

Farm Show CommitteeDave Zwald

Bob AlvernazChris GreerGil Ramos

Greg PoncianoJoe SteidlmayerKristin Murphy

Mitch DihelPatti TurnerSue Gibbs

Terry BresslerJonathan Howard

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Colusa County Fair Board of Directors

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Dan O’ConnellTerry Bressler

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TUESDAYFebruary 2, 2016

WEDNESDAYFebruary 3, 2016

THURSDAYFebruary 4, 2016

7:00 AM Ag Leadership BreakfastSponsored by Chico State/AGR

9:00 AM

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Gretchen Rooney- AdanNew Crop Margin Product

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10:00 AMCurrent Water Issues

Nadine BaileyFamily Water Alliance

AgSafe – Amy WolfeSafety in Agricultural Practices

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11:00 AM Diane CharltonFarm Labor Supply (45 min)

Alison Van Eenennaam, PhDGMO’s in the Dairy Industry (1hr)

12:00 PM Rotary Luncheon Meeting

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4:00 PM Colusa Farm Show Closes

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2016 Colusa Farm Show Tentative Seminar ScheduleLocated In The Pacific Gold Agriculture Building (Stagehands Theater)


Main Exhibit Building #402 & 403 – California Industrial Rubber Company#454 – California Walnut Board & Commission #452 – CCI Insurance Services#405 & 406 – Crain of California#419 – Cy A. Hawkins Insurance Agency#431 – Colusa County Resource Conservation District#416 – Dave Wilson Nursery#417 – De Rousi Nut#445 – Denele Analytical Inc. #443 & 453 – Diamond Diesel Service, Inc. #430 – Diamond Foods, Inc. #421 – Driveline Service #413 – Elite Solar#407 – Empire Steel #411 – Fanno Saw Works#401 – Farm & Trade#418 – Farmers International Inc. #465 – Fisher Nut Company#433 – Fowler Nurseries #448 – Grange Insurance Association#446 – Heritage Ag Insurance Agency#441 – Hutson Insurance Agency Inc. #460 – Kaman Industrial Technologies#459 – Novavine#472 – Omega Walnut Inc. #449 – On Site Safety Services#426 – R.B. Spencer Inc. #423 – Riebes Auto Parts#414 & 415 – Rural Counties’ ESJPA#461 & 462 – Schaeffer #430 – Schnitzer Steel #427 & 428 – Sitech West#436 – Slater & Son#432 – Soilfume Inc. #469 & 470 – Sunrise Environmental#434 – Tallman Ladders Inc. #409 – True Organic Products Inc. #451 – Pearl Crop Inc. #424 & 425 – Uncommon USA#412 & 434 – Water Changers & Firman Pollen #410 – Westside Spreading LLC #420 – Wilbur Packing Company Inc. #447 – Zenith Insurance #473 – Stuke Nursery #450 – Valley Truck & Tractor #466 & 467 – Pacific Laser Inc.#440 – Cordex North America#456 – UC Cooperative Extension#442 – Fastenal #468 – Wells Fargo Bank#437 – Express Employment Professionals

#457 – North State Solar Energy #458 – Motion Industries Inc. #464 – Sran Family Orchards#439 – Star Nut #455 – Ag Alert #404 – Ag Bio Chem #422 – Ag Seeds Unlimited#429 – Agra Marketing Group #444 – All Solar Electric #471 – Applied Industrial Technologies #408 – BCM Construction Company Inc. #400 – Bearing Engineering Co. #463 – Bridon Cordage #438 – Big Valley Divers Inc. #474 – California Highway Patrol

Festival Hall#226 – California Walnut Company, Inc. #212 – Chico Electric#220, 221, 222, & 223 – Close Lumber #216A – Colusa Casino Resort#224 & 255 – Durham Pump, Inc. #232 – Farmers Rice Cooperative #215 – Feather River Electric Motors#210 & 211 – Industrial Equipment Inc. #217 – Irrigate.Net#203, 204, 205, & 231 – Ag One Solutions #207 & 208 – O & M Industries, Inc. #213 – Poly Riser & Pipe, LLC #227 – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers#228 – Sunsweet Growers#229 – Weston Buildings, Inc. #200 – F.I.F. #218 – Leaman Equipment#209 – Converted Organics#201 – Sun Valley Rice#202 – Advanced Water Products#206 – ATI Machinery Inc. #216 – Blue Diamond Growers#214 – Burchell Nursery Inc. #230 – California Farm Bureau #219 – Colusa Farm Credit

Atwood Hall #115 – California Push-Pull, Inc. #103 – Deerpoint Group Inc. #117 – Green Tree Nursery #106 – Hilltop Ranch Inc. #104 – John B. Sanfilipop & Son Inc. #111 & 112 – Lodi Pump & Irrigation#108 – Sierra Gold Nurseries#116 – Simplot

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Etchepare Hall #312 – Carriere Family Farms#310 – Diamond K Gypsum, Inc. #311 – Duarte Nursery, Inc. #319 – Hilbers Inc. #309 – K Coe Isom#302 & 303 – Pacific Gas & Electric Co. #308 – RUSH Personnel Services#304 – Sims Metal#301 – T.M. Duche Nut Company#317 – Verdegaal Brothers#307 – West Coast Scales#320 – Gerlinger Steel#314, 315 & 316 – Myre Distributing#318 – Professional Growers Services#305 & 306 – American International Manufacturing #313 – AMG – Sweeney & Michel Asset Management Group

Community Center#500 – Garlic Festival Foods#501 – Inspection Masters#502 – Energy Saving Pros#503 – Tule Technologies#504 – Browns Valley Meat#505 – Magnation Water Technologies#506 – North Valley Building Systems (NVBS)#507 & 508 – Buhler – West Link

Outside Area #667 – Holt Of CA (Grass Mound)#700 – Big W Sales#701 – Peacher Ag Construction#702 – Solex #706 - Agrisource#707 – Heat Transfer Systems #721, 722 & 723 – MJB Welding Supply#724 – Putman Auctioneers#726 – Enterprise Auto & Truck Parts#727 & 728 – Industrial Power Products#731 – Modern Building Inc. #731A – Colusa County Farm Bureau#732 – Ramos Oil Co.#733 – Steam Cleaners Inc.

#738 & 739 – Beeler Tractor Co#740 – Honda Yamaha Sports Center#741 – Bart & Derek Scofield#742 – Gizmo Enterprises#743 – Rear’s Manufacturing#744 – Superior Tire Service#747 – Class C Solutions#749 – Samuel Welding Svc#750 – Toyota Motor Sales#751 & 752 – Exact Corp #753 – Chico Hondo Motorsports#754 – Lane Tractor Sales Inc. #755 – Garton Tractor #756 – Frontier Performance Lubricants, Inc. #757, 758, 763 & 764 – JackRabbit#759 & 762 – Pacific Ag Rentals#760 & 761 – Gillison’s Variety Fab#765 & 766 – I-5 Rentals#767 – Chico Truck & RV#768 – Pioneer Machinery#769 – Compass Container Group Inc. #770 & 771 – Escalera Inc. #772A – Hoblit Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep#772 – Bahler – West Link #773, 774 & 775 – Hoblit Motors#776 – Peterson CAT#777 – Swanson Timber Co. #778 & 779 – Richard’s Tree Service#780 & 787 – Premier Trailer Mfg. Inc. #781 – Valley Tool & Manufacturing#782, 783, 784 & 785 – Holt of CA #786 – Tri Fresh Technologies#786A – California Agricultural Soilworks#787 – Hertz Equipment Rental#788 – Precision Cleaning Systems#788A – Bill Philpot#789 & 789A – Glenn Engineering Inc. #790 – Quality Scales Unlimited#790A – Chico Power Equipment Inc. #791 – Elite Tire Service#791A – Orchard Carriers#792 – Valley Service Supply LLC#792A – Metals Direct Inc. #793 – Road Machinery/Road Rents#793A – Sun Harvest#817 – Wood-Mizer#822 – Enviro Pro Energy Co. #823 – Valley Forklift#824 – Sunworks #825 – Custom Marketing Co. LLC #826, 827 & 828 – Gearmore Inc. #829 – Stiles Truck Body & Equipment Inc.



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Parking Lot#300 – PBM Supply & Mfg. Inc. #568 & 661 – Flow Press/Dos Rios, Inc. #600 – Cal-Ag Enterprises, Inc. #601 – Kraemer & Co Mfg. Inc. #602 – Pacific Distributing/Orchard-Rite#603 – Progressive Ag Inc. #604 – Herbst Mfg. Inc. #605 – Heatmore Outdoor Furnace#606, 607 & 608 – Weldcraft Industries#609, 610, 611, 628, 629, 632, 632 & 633 – OMC & Wesco#612 – Valley Power Systems North#613 – Nelson Mfg. #614 – Erick Nielsen Enterprises#615, 624 & 625 – Flory Industries#616 – Porters Welding#617 & 622 – Ag Spray#618 & 619 – PBM Supply & Mfg. Inc. #620 – Flynn’s Welding Machine Shop#621 – Kern County Tractor Parts#623 – Les Schwab Tire Center#627 – Wizard Manufacturing#630 – Cummins Pacific LLC#635-638 & 645 – Valley Truck & Tractor#639 – ITF Supply#640 – Unruh Mfg. #641 – Cantrell Turf Equipment#642 – F & L Farms Trucking Inc.#643 & 644 – Iron Tree Solutions#646 – Western Power Products Inc. #948, 649, 650, & 651 – Coe Orchard Equipment#652, 653 & 654 – Thomas Mfg. Co. #655 & 656 – Jessee Machine Works#657 – Scotts Tanks

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Mall Area#709 – Jessee Equipment Mfg. #710 – Suprlus City #711 – Temple Associates#712 – Stokes Ladders, Inc. #713 – Key Dollar Cab#714 – Davis Machine Shop#715 & 716 – Briggs Mfg. #717-719 – Sankey Automobile Co. Inc. #720 – Red Barn Equipment Sales Inc. #725 – Kisco Sales Inc. #729, 734-737B, 745 & 746 – N & S Tractor

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The Colusa County Fair Foundation was formed in 2014 after the State of California reduced its funding to county fairs.

Foundation member Allen Etchepare, with the assistance of former interim Colusa County Fair CEO Susan Clark was instrumental in establishing the foundation. Etchepare approached Clark about his family contributing to the maintenance and repair of Etchepare Hall, the building named in honor of Allen Etchepare’s late father Leon Etchepare.

Allen Etchepare’s idea was to create a tax exempt charitable organization to facilitate community donations for future needs and projects on the fairgrounds.

Clark took the idea to the Colusa County Fair Board and the foundation was created.

“I’m a farmer so I know the value of planting a seed,” previously said Allen Etchepare. “Hopefully this project is a seed that will promote additional community contributions for the betterment of the fairgrounds and buildings. The Foundation is a perfect opportunity for the community to plant seeds for the future of our fairgrounds.”

Since that time the foundation has accomplished and accommodated a number of upgrades and renovations on the fairgrounds.

Officers of the Colusa Fair Foundations include president Ben Carter, vice president Patti Hickel and secretary/treasurer Shiela Etchepare.

Throughout the year the foundation hosts a number of fundraising events from which the proceeds benefit fairgrounds projects.

Shiela Etchepare previously commented that the foundation is not the fair board.

“The Colusa County Fair Foundation is like a “friends of the organization,” she said.

The purpose of the foundation is to help sustain the viability and maintenance of the fairgrounds 55-acre facility. She also commented that the contributions made through the Colusa County Fair Foundation are a wonderful way to give back to the community.

For more information about the Colusa County Fair Foundation contact Fair CEO Jonathan Howard at (530) 458-2641 ext. 103.

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The 51st annual Colusa Farm Show will have room for more vendors this year.

The Show; known as the Granddaddy of Farm Shows typically boasts about 300 exhibits but this year there will be room for more.

Beginning with this year’s Farm Show February 2-4 the northeast lot of the Colusa County Fairgrounds just off of 9th Street will facilitate more vendors.

Fairboard member Terry Bressler explained that because the grass in that area was already being lost to draught conditions it seemed a good idea to use the space as a means to fill the demand for farm show spaces.

Vendors who have been on the waiting list for spaces were contacted first. It will also be utilized for much needed parking spaces.

There will be a gate from the new vendor area into the north end of the Farm Show.

Bressler says this plan has the potential to add about 40 more vendor spaces to the show. “This year the area will remain as is, but in future years gravel will be added,” said Bressler.

Colusa Farm Show Expanding Vendor Spaces The 2016 Farm Show will feature the “Innovative

Ag Marketing Workshop” hosted by the Colusa County Resource Conservation District. The public is invited to attend this workshop free of charge. The event will take place at the Pacific Gold Agriculture Building (Stagehands Theater) on Wednesday, February 3rd from 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm. The focus of the workshop will be to give farmers unique ideas they can utilize to increase the sales of California specialty crops. Specialty crops are defined as most fruit, vegetable, nuts, herbs, spices, floriculture, and horticulture crops. The workshop will feature presentations on unique and creative ways to market agricultural produce including on-the-farm events, social media, branding campaigns and will provide farmers with some basic planning tools that will help tremendously when considering implementing new marketing approaches.

Local specialty crop producers Dan and Barbara O’Connell will talk about the innovative methods they use to market their produce. The O’Connell are well known for their on-the-farm store, outside sales and educational events they host to increase sales and promote California agriculture to the public.

Penny Leff, the Agritourism Coordinator for the UC Small Farm Program will discuss how a growing number of California farmers are inviting the public onto their land for enjoyment, education and entertainment. Her presentation will share some innovative and successful models of agritourism

offered by specialty crop growers, including U-Pick operations, farm stands, pumpkin patches and corn mazes, farm stays, harvest festivals, wine tasting, tours, camps and more. Penny will talk about the challenges faced by farmers as they join the tourism and hospitality industries, and some resources to assist farmers in overcoming those challenges.

Anna Farrell and Kristen Staggs of Farrell Design Group in Chico will present material on how, when, and why utilizing social media and branding can increase sales. Farrell Design Group represents themselves as a firm that loves agriculture which is easily confirmed by viewing their creative work. Whether you are a large farming enterprise or a small “Mom and Pop” farm find out how or if social media can benefit your bottom line. The Farrell Group will talk about how to connect more customers with your produce by combining creative design and targeted messaging to grow sales. They will give pointers on how to energize your brand with the right logo, marketing materials, packaging design and a website that works great across all devices.

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What will be the most important issue for agriculture this year? I think it will continue to be access to a reliable supply of water. California has not built a major water storage project since the 1970s. Since then, the state’s population has nearly

doubled, from roughly 20 million people to almost 40 million, and there is not enough water available to meet the demands of the state. We must do more to ensure an adequate water supply in future droughts. In the last two dry winters, Sites Reservoir could have captured 900,000 million-acre feet of new water. The reservoir is one of the most heavily studied water storage sites in California. As of 2014, $52 million had been spent on studies related to the Sites Reservoir, but shovels have not yet turned. After nearly 50 years of discussion, it is time to build water storage in the North State. It is time for the Sites Reservoir.

What is the status of the Sites Reservoir project? The Sites Joint Powers Authority (JPA) will be submitting an application next year to the California Water Commission asking for funding from the Water Bond voters passed in 2014. There is $2.7 billion set aside in Prop 1 to help fund the public benefits of new water storage projects. Sites will be competing with several other proposed projects for their share of this $2.7 billion. Fortunately, Sites Reservoir will be one of the strongest applicants because its benefits align nicely with the water commission’s funding criteria. I have been meeting with key state leaders on the issue and I have received very positive feedback on the Sites project. The members of the JPA board have been working hard to put all the pieces in place to have a strong application and it looks very positive going into this year.

How would your bill (AB 311) have helped Sites?I introduced Assembly Bill 311 to streamline the environmental review process to ensure that projects like Sites Reservoir would not get held up by frivolous lawsuits. The bill would still require a project to do an environmental impact report, but would have expedited the review process and limited a court’s ability to stop work on a project. This would ensure that the process is not abused by groups seeking to intentionally stop or delay new water storage. The Llegislature previously granted this streamlining to the Sacramento Kings Arena. Surely, something as important as water storage, which benefits all Californians, should receive the same streamlining.

What can the public do to help make Sites a reality? It is important that the California Water Commission hear from supporters of Sites Reservoir. Voice your opinion on how to spend the $2.7 billion by emailing [email protected]. You can also sign up for Sites related updates on my website, asm.ca.gov/Gallagher.

What have you done to help educate your colleagues about agriculture? Last year, I teamed up with the Butte County Farm Bureau to host an ag tour that gave several of my Assembly colleagues a firsthand look at North State agriculture. Six Southern California legislators; Travis Allen, Chad Mayes, Matthew Harper, Patty Lopez, Jay

Obernolte, and Scott Wilk spent the afternoon learning more about the ag industry and meeting with farmers from Glenn and Butte Counties. Tour stops included Omega Walnut Inc. in Orland, Rich McGowan’s diversified tree crop ranch in

Chico, and Kelby and Josh Sheppard’s rice operation in Biggs. The group discussed many topics including regulatory challenges, the drought, and the painful effects of the port slowdown. My goal for the tour was to help legislators meet the people and families that grow our food. I also spent a lot of time with my new colleagues talking about the issues farmers and ranchers face and how we can make California’s ag sector even stronger. I penned an Op-Ed with the chairman of the Assembly Agriculture Committee, which ran in the San Francisco Chronicle, explaining the truth about the water used by California agriculture and how farmers have experienced significant cut-backs and made tremendous strides in conserving water. This year, I plan on hosting more of my legislative colleagues in the North State to give them an inside look at agriculture and the people who make it possible.

What other takeaways do you have for readers?We’re always helping people locally in the district with state issues. If you have a problem with a state agency of if you need help navigating the California bureaucracy, give my office a call at (530) 671-0303. Or you can also email me directly at [email protected].

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His widow Frances Etchepare, an avid gardener, was actively involved in planning the new landscaping for the building when she passed away in 2013. The Etchepare family continued the project and is now developing the Frances M Etchepare Memorial Courtyard in her honor.

The project is one of the ongoing projects being assisted by donations to the Colusa County Fair Foundation, which Allen Etchepare (Leon and

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The new courtyard which was opened with a Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting during the 2015 Colusa County Fair features a large open area surrounded by raised flower beds and a presentation platform. The design of the gated courtyard will make it a very pleasant outdoor area where meetings and other community events can be held.

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The renovations also include installing a drainage system which will eliminate any flooding issues of the area. “It is always important to keep water away from buildings,” said Allen Etchepare.

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