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Punjabi almond growers group seeks almond board changes
A group of almond growers is requesting the Almond Board of California (ABC) change its focus. Citing increasing acreage and declining industry profits, the Punjabi American Grower’s Group (PAGG), based in Fresno, California, wrote a letter to Richard Waycott, ABC’s president and CEO, requesting ABC change its priorities.
PUNJABI AMERICAN GROWERS GROUP POSITION ON ALMOND BOARD ACTION JULY 20, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Punjabi American Growers Group Calls for Regulatory and Policy Reforms at the Almond Board of California. California, USA (July 20, 2023)- The Punjabi American Growers Group (PAGG), representing hundreds of Almond Growers across California, is fervently urging the Almond Board of California (ABC) to uphold the law and prioritize the almond industry’s future.
PUNJABI AMERICAN GROWERS GROUP AG WORKSHOP MAY 18, 2024
The Punjabi American Growers Group, PAGG will sponsor an Agriculture Workshop on Saturday, May 18th from 8:00am to 3:00pm at the Madera Gurudwara Sahib, (the Sikh Temple) 23249 Avenue 14, Madera California. All are welcome to this event and it is an opportunity for growers and anyone interested in the challenges Central Valley farmers are facing.
Land values plunge as groundwater law dims farm prospects
A disconnected well stands near an almond orchard in Madera County. Farmers in parts of the San Joaquin Valley have seen the value of their land decline this year as groundwater pumping restrictions tighten under California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Janie Gatzman, almond grower, appraiser and former president of the California chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, in her orchard last month in Oakdale. Photo/Caleb Hampton
Farms face ruin as groundwater law takes its toll
Farmer Amrik Singh Basra stands in his almond orchard in Madera County. Implementation of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act has left farmers in some areas facing bankruptcy as they confront groundwater pumping restrictions that limit their ability to irrigate their crops.Almond grower Amrik Singh Basra stands outside his house in Madera County. Groundwater pumping restrictions have caused his land to lose value and his lender to call on $4 million in loans.