Caleb Hampton

2 weeks ago | dailydemocrat.com | Ag Alert |Caleb Hampton

Water credits, farm equipment, a piece of the farm itself. These are some of the assets farmers have sold this year to finance their operations. Typically, many farmers take out yearly operating loans to pay for labor, fertilizer, fuel and other input costs, and then they pay back the loans after harvesting and selling their crops. But as the farm economy struggles, lenders have pulled back, and some farmers are liquidating assets to continue farming.

2 weeks ago | ivpressonline.com | Caleb Hampton

Water credits, farm equipment, a piece of the farm itself. These are some of the assets farmers have sold this year to finance their operations. Typically, many farmers take out yearly operating loans to pay for labor, fertilizer, fuel and other input costs, and then they pay back the loans after harvesting and selling their crops. But as the farm economy struggles, lenders have pulled back, and some farmers are liquidating assets to continue farming.

2 weeks ago | sierrabooster.com | Caleb Hampton

Aerial view of patterns of agricultural fields and the San Francisco Bay where it meets the Sacramento River Delta. Photo/Pete NiesenBy Caleb HamptonGov. Gavin Newsom’s $322 billion spending plan for 2025-26 has various impacts on California agriculture. The governor released his revised budget last week, saying that the state faces a $12 billion budget deficit. He cited rising costs associated with funding Medi-Cal as a primary cause of the budget shortfall.

2 weeks ago | iheart.com | Caleb Hampton

Speaker 1 (00:00):Good morning, Valley. This is aglife. My name is Bob Quinn,with you for the next hour talking about agricultural productionhere in the valley, in all across the country. Well,let's cook out season, and it's still safety first withgrilling foods. As we hear in this report from Rod Bain. Speaker 2 (00:17):The unofficial start of suburb and unofficial start of thesuburb cookout season approaches maybe during the Memorial Day weekendand throughout the summer.

2 weeks ago | agalert.com | Caleb Hampton

By Caleb Hampton Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $322 billion spending plan for 2025-26 has various impacts on California agriculture. The governor released his revised budget last week, saying that the state faces a $12 billion budget deficit. He cited rising costs associated with funding Medi-Cal as a primary cause of the budget shortfall. The health insurance program for low-income Californians reported a $6 billion overrun this year.