Top crops and values â 15 year comparison. 12. Land Use ... February 18, 1850, Yuba County is California's ... and is home for Yuba Community College, which.
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Yuba County At-A-Glance
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Agriculture and Yuba County’s General Plan
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Leading Agricultural Commodities
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Exports
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Fruit and Nut Crops
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Field and Vegetable Crops (including Nursery and Seed)
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Organic Farms
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Livestock and Apiculture
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Timber
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Crop Acreage Harvested
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Four-year Summary
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Fruit and Nut Crop Acreage
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Recapitulation
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Top crops and values – 15 year comparison
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Land Use Summary
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Annual Sustainable Agricultural Reporting
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Weights and Measures Division
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One of California's original 27 counties founded on February 18, 1850, Yuba County is California’s gateway to the historic Mother Lode Country, with a diverse landscape that boasts grand rivers, thriving farmland, friendly communities and numerous recreational possibilities that extend into the Sierra foothills. Our communities have that small town feel so many people are seeking.
Marysville. Local golf courses include Peach Tree County Club and Plumas Lake Golf Course. Yuba County also enjoys an excellent school system and is home for Yuba Community College, which offers opportunities for higher education and personal enrichment. For those seeking an advanced degree, California State Universities at Chico and Sacramento and the University of California at Davis are all less than an hour away.
With a population just over 70,000 people, residents enjoy relaxed living and affordable housing, while both ocean beaches and mountain skiing are only a couple of hours away. And the county’s border is just 30 minutes north of the State Capitol in Sacramento.
Slip into the foothills of Yuba County and you will discover abundant recreational activities including boating, camping, and fishing. It’s just a short drive to Bullards Bar Dam and Reservoir, Collins Lake, Lake Francis and over 25,000 acres of wildlife area that includes National Forest Land.
Yuba County is home to Beale Air Force Base, our largest employer with more than 6,000 employees and provides an economic impact of over $481 million within the region. At the heart of the county is historic Marysville, bordered by the Yuba and Feather Rivers. And it’s only a short walk or drive from downtown Marysville to our vast Riverfront Park, where you will find boating, picnicking, several soccer fields and motocross tracks.
Population Median Household Income
To the south and east of Marysville, you will find a variety of communities including our newest community Plumas Lake with numerous local events, active theater and arts groups, social and service clubs and year round festivals and fairs. The Sleep Train Amphitheatre is our state-of-the-art center for outdoor concerts, and the Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox, a minor league baseball team, makes its home in
73,340 $46,617
Households
24,307
Median Age
32.1
School Enrollment (K-12)
21,140
Educational Attainment (2008) Associate Degree Bachelor Degree or higher
10.2% 13.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2009-2011 American Community Survey
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Approximately 278,943 acres, or 68 percent of the total county area, are comprised of agricultural croplands and pasture. The value of agricultural land, however, is not limited to the provision of food, fiber and jobs. Agricultural land also provides open space which has both psychological and aesthetic benefits, and provides important wildlife habitat. The importance of agricultural land preservation can, therefore, be viewed from both an economic and environmental perspective. Yuba County recognizes the importance of agricultural land and the need to place an emphasis on its preservation. The County's desire to preserve its most valuable farmland and to support the economic viability of the agricultural economy is reflected in goals, objectives, policies and implementation strategies set forth in this General Plan. These goals, objectives, policies and implementation strategies are compiled and presented in this section in order to allow the reader to quickly become familiar with the County's commitment to agricultural land preservation.
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Rank
CROP Walnut
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Increased price and yield Rice Increased price and yield Prune/Dried Plum Decreased yield Peach, Cling Increased price Milk Loss of a local dairy though increased price Cattle and Calves Increase in price Kiwifruit Decreased yield Pasture, All No change Timber Decreased price and yield Almonds, All Increased price and yield
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 10
2013 VALUE 74,119,000
2012 VALUE 59,476,000
62,041,000
57,117,000
23,653,000
25,719,000
18,747,000
17,652,000
11,643,000
12,496,000
8,635,000
7,970,000
4,426,000
4,496,000
4,326,000
4,326,000
3,487,000
4,951,000
3,320,000
2,869,000
80,000,000 70,000,000 60,000,000 50,000,000
40,000,000 2013 VALUE
30,000,000
2012 VALUE 20,000,000 10,000,000 0
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The following commodities were exported directly from Yuba County. In addition, a number of Yuba County Phytosanitary export inspections are conducted and exported by other counties. 540 shipments were inspected and Phytosanitary certificates issued.
EXPORTED COMMODITIES
ALMONDS n CHERRIES n KIWIFRUIT n PEARS n PRUNES (fresh and dried) RICE n SEED n TIMBER (logs and burls) n WALNUTS (in-shell and shelled)
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PRODUCTION
VALUATION 1 (In U.S. dollars) UNIT TOTAL VALUE VALUE
CROP
YEAR
HARVESTED ACREAGE
PER ACRE
TOTAL
UNITS
Almond, Total
2013
860
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----
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2012
860
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2,869,000
2013
860
0.80
688
TONS
4,700
3,234,000
2012
860
0.72
619
TONS
4,530
2,805,000
2013
----
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860
TONS
100
86,000
2012
----
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774
TONS
83
64,200
2013
337
7.10
2,393
TONS
1,850
4,426,000
2012
319
8.10
2,584
TONS
1,740
4,496,000
2013
3,694
14.50
53,563
TONS
350
18,747,000
2012
3,632
16.20
58,838
TONS
300
17,652,000
2013
8,696
1.70
14,783
TONS
1,600
23,653,000
Almond, Nuts
Almond, Hulls
Kiwifruit
Peach - Cling
Prune/Dried Plum
Walnut - English
Misc. Fruit & Nut Crops
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Total
3.320.000
2012
7,367
2.70
19,891
TONS
1,293
25,719,000
2013
11,750
1.90
22,325
TONS
3,320
74,119,000
2012
11,560
2.10
24,276
TONS
2,450
59,476,000
2013
1,606
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10,905,000
2012
1,574
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7,986,000
2013
26,943
135,170,000
2012
25,312
118,198,000
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Rounding may alter totals/computations slightly.
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Apple, Apricot, Blackberry, Cherry, Chestnut, Citrus, Table & Wine Grape, Jujube, Nectarine, Olive(for Oil), Pear (Asian, European, Fresh, and Processing), Persimmon, Peach (Freestone), Pistachio, Plum/Pluot, fresh Prune, Pomegranate, Strawberry, and Other Miscellaneous Fruit.
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PRODUCTION
YEAR
HARVESTED ACREAGE
PER ACRE
TOTAL
CROP Hay, Alfalfa 2
2013
565
6.50
3,673
TONS
197
723,000
2012
487
4.60
2,240
TONS
210
470,000
2013
1,600
1.90
3,040
TONS
120
365,000
2012
2,000
3.40
6,800
TONS
100
680,000
2013
9,300
1.00
9,300
ACRES
140
1.302.000
Hay, Other
Pasture, Irrigated
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Pasture, Dryland 3 Rice 4 Misc. Field and Vegetable Crops 5
Total 1 2 3 4 5
UNITS
VALUATION 1 (In U.S. dollars) UNIT VALUE TOTAL
VALUE
2012
9,300
1.00
9,300
ACRES
140
1,302,000
2013
189,000
1.00
189,000
ACRES
16
3,024,000
2012
189,000
1.00
189,000
ACRES
16
3,024,000
2013
39,167
4.40
172,335
TONS
360
62,041,000
2012
37,600
4.34
163,184
TONS
350
57,114,000
2013
5,523
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7,974,000 6,105,000
2012
4,906
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2013
245,155
75,429,000
2012
243,293
68,695,000
Rounding may alter totals/computations slightly. Includes Oat, Ryegrass, Sudan, and Grass Hay. Name change from Hay-All to Other as this category never included Alfalfa Hay The valuation is not an animal production figure, but a land value (rental equivalent). Includes Production Flexibility Contract (PFC) and Market Loss Assistance Payment. Corn-Grain, Corn-Silage, Miscellaneous Silage, Oat (Grain), Pumpkins, Safflower, Squash, Corn-Sweet, Corn-Ornamental, Wild Rice, Wheat, Miscellaneous Vegetable, Nursery, and Seed.
17 Farms, 4,000 estimated acres Crops include Apple, Cherry, Citrus, Fig, Grape (table and wine) Herbs, Kiwifruit, Mushroom, Nectarine, Pasture (livestock), Olive for curing and oil, Peach, Pear, Pecan, Persimmon, Plum/Plout, Pomegranate, Prune, Rice, Walnut, Wild Rice and miscellaneous Vegetables
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VALUATION 1 (In U.S. dollars) UNIT VALUE
PRODUCTION
CROP
YEAR
NUMBER OF HEAD
Cattle and Calves 1
2013
10,000
8,635,000
2012
10,000
7,970,000
2013
550
500
CWT
145
68,300
2012
500
450
CWT
141
63,000
2013
6,200
LBS
1.45
9,000
2012
5,000
LBS
1.25
8,000
2013
586,250
CWT
19.86
16,430,000
2012
694,200
CWT
18.00
12,496,000
Sheep and Lambs
Wool, All
Milk, All Misc. Apiary Products2
TOTAL
UNITS
VALUE
2013
72,000
2012 Pollinations
Total 1 2
70,000
2013
4,500
COLONIES
92.00
414,000
2012
4,500
COLONIES
90.00
405000
2013
20,841,000
2012
21,012,000
Includes Cows, Calves, Steers and Replacement Heifers Honey, Beeswax, Package Bees and Queens
VALUATION 1 (In U.S. dollars) CROP
YEAR
Timber
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PRODUCTION UNITS
TOTAL VALUE 1
3,487,000 4.951.000
2013
15,326,000
BF
2012
21,752,000
BF1
BF – Thousand Board Feet
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CROP Fruit and Nut Crops (including Nursery and Seed) Field and Vegetable Crops (including Nursery and Seed) Total
2013
2012
2011
2010
26,943
25,312
27,131
26,263
245,155
243,293
244,766
245,715
272,098
268,605
271,897
271,978
2010 94,604,000
CROP Fruit and Nut Crops (including Nursery and Seed) Field and Vegetable Crops (including Nursery and Seed) Timber
2013 135,170,000
2012 118,198,000
2011 113,740,000
75,429,000
68,695,000
71,974,000
3,487,000
4,951,000
5,017,000
2,934,000
Total Crop Value
214,086,000
191,844,000
190,731,000
177,656,000
80,118,000
Livestock and Apiculture
20,841,000
21,012,000
22,164,000
17,823,000
Total Agricultural Value
234,927,000
212,856,000
212,895,000
195,479,000
BEARING 860 337 1,606 3,694 8,696 11,750 26,943
NON-BEARING 154 22 276 110 1,000 4,023 5.592
ORCHARD AND VINE CROPS Almond Kiwifruit 2 Misc. Fruit and Nut Peach, Cling Prune Walnut, English Total 1 2
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TOTAL 1,014 359 1,882 3,804 9,696 15,773 32,528
Incudes acres not harvested due to economic or weather related reasons Apple, Apricot, Blackberry, Cherry, Chestnut, Citrus (including Mandarin), Grape (wine and table), Jujube, Nectarine, Peach (freestone), Olive (oil), Pear (Asian Bartlett and other), Persimmon, Pistachio, Plum/Pluot, Pomegranate and Prune (fresh)
Fruit and Nut Crop Field and Vegetable Crops (including Nursery and Seed) Timber Livestock and Apiculture Total Agricultural Production
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2013
2012
135,170,000
118,198,000
75,429,000
68,695,000
3,487,000
4,951,000
20,841,000
21,012,000
234,927,000
212,856,000
Rice
1999 $34,500,000
2000 $41,527,000
2001 $35,347,000
2002 $35,284,000
2003 $43,571,000
2004 $29,414,000
2005 $27,850,000
2006 $35,715,000
Peaches, Cling
$22,655,000
$23,831,000
$19,265,000
$20,765,000
$21,289,000
$23,029,000
$22,988,000
$13,071,000
Walnuts
$13,090,000
$16,433,000
$17,017,000
$14,805,000
$18,706,000
$18,044,000
$21,605,000
$20,680,000
Dried Plums
$21,150,000
$24,336,000
$12,210,000
$19,983,000
$19,596,000
$6,929,000
$9,346,000
$45,051,000
Cattle & Calves
$15,185,000
$15,539,000
$15,999,000
$17,129,000
$14,996,000
$16,933,000
$12,654,000
$6,592,000
Almonds, All
$1,462,000
$1,123,000
$1,046,000
$1,024,000
$2,098,000
$2,227,000
$3,986,000
$3,144,000
Kiwi
$3,136,000
$2,243,000
$2,709,000
$3,118,000
$1,429,000
$3,184,000
$3,818,000
$3,663,000
Timber
$7,652,000
$13,930,700
$8,203,000
$5,604,000
$8,097,000
$10,037,000
$4,215,000
$4,837,000
Milk
$8,556,000
$7,944,000
$9,649,000
$7,652,000
$8,569,000
$10,733,000
$9,818,000
$8,043,000
$127,386,000 $146,906,700
$121,445,000
Totals
$125,364,000 $138,351,000 $120,530,000 $116,280,000 $140,796,000
Rice
2007 $44,881,000
2008 $81,995,000
2009 $78,341,000
2010 $70,522,000
2011 $61,925,000
2012 $57,114,000
2013 62,041,000
Peaches, Cling
$16,677,000
$11,781,000
$21,470,000
$20,100,000
$14,759,000
$17,652,000
18,747,000
Walnuts
$32,403,000
$17,494,000
$27,476,000
$35,311,000
$55,938,000
$59,476,000
74,119,000
$6,683,000
$20,760,000
$27,588,000
$27,728,000
$28,548,000
$25,719,000
23,653,000
$12,654,000
$8,969,000
$5,827,000
$5,851,000
$6,757,000
$7,970,000
8,635,000
Almonds, All
$3,012,000
$1,382,000
$1,491,000
$2,090,000
$2,798,000
$2,869,000
3,320,000
Kiwi
$3,335,000
$3,362,000
$3,713,000
$3,607,000
$3,056,000
$4,496,000
4,426,000
Timber
$5,014,000
$2,514,000
$2,606,000
$2,934,000
$5,017,000
$4,951,000
3,487,000
$12,890,000
$10,975,000
$9,363,000
$11,323,000
$14,722,000
$12,496,000
11,643,00
$137,549,000 $159,232,000 $177,875,000
$179,466,000
Dried Plums Cattle & Calves
Milk Totals
Category Prime farmland Farmland of statewide importance Unique farmland Grazing land Urban and built-up land Other land Water area Total acres
$193,520,000 $192,743,000 $214,397,000
2010 Acres 39,485 10,829 32,224 141,509 14,026 167,313 6,629 412,015
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2008 Acres 41,371 10,975 32,606 141,639 13,669 165,126 6,629 412,012
2006 Acres 41,993 11,020 32,371 142,727 13,083 163,993 6,629 411,816
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND PEST MANAGEMENT Pest
Agent/Mechanism
Scope of Program
Ash White Fly Siphoninus phillyreae
Stingless Wasp Encarsia nr. inaron
Found in general distribution throughout county
Puncture Vine Tribulus terrestrius
Stem and Seed Weevils Macrolainus lypriformis, Macrolainus Larenyii
Found in general distribution throughout county
Yellow Star Thistle Centaurea solstitialis
Bud Weevil Bangasternus orientalis
Found in most areas of the county
Seedhead Gail Fly Urophora sirunaseva
Found in most areas of the county
Seedhead Fly Chaetorellia spp.
Found in most areas of the county
Hairy Weevil Eustenopus villosus
Found in most areas of the county
Yellow Star Thistle Rust Fungus Puccinia jaceae var. solstitialis
Two monitored sites
Klamath Weed Hypericum perforatum
Klamath Weed Beetle Chrysolina quadrigemina
Found in general distribution throughout county
Red Gum Lerp Psyllid Glycaspis brimblecombei
Encryrtid Parasitoid Wasp Psyllaephagus bliteus
Found in general distribution throughout county
Skeleton Weed Chondrilla juncea L.
Herbicide Application
Three sites
Silverleaf Nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium AKA-White Horsenettle
Herbicide Application
One site
Russian Knapweed Acroptilon repens (L.) DC
Herbicide Application
Two sites
Agent/Mechanism/Activity Mechanical, Herbicide application. Installed concrete lining to canal
Scope of Program
PEST ERADICATION Pest Hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata
1000 feet of canal
PEST EXCLUSION Various UPS, truck shipments and packages were inspected. Four were rejected and/or destroyed due to various pests.
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Since 1915 consumers in California have relied upon county Weights & Measures officials, (Sealers) to provide “Equity in the Marketplace” essential to the stability of California’s economy. As the recognized local regulatory agency the Yuba County Weights & Measures Division protects consumers and businesses engaged in local commerce, by inspecting devices and packaged goods, auditing Weighmaster operations, and enforcing petroleum regulations. County Sealers enforce the California Business and Professions Code, and the California Code of Regulations. Sealers annually inspect a wide variety of commercial devices including: gasoline dispensers, propane, water meters, hydrocarbon vapor meters, and scales from the smallest used for buying gold, to ones used in your grocery store, and all the way up to the largest for weighing vehicles. After inspection and testing, the Sealer will affix a Seal, (pictured left) to the device indicating to the consumer that the device can be relied upon for accuracy. Yuba County currently has 187 registered establishments with 1,947 various commercial devices shown below: Fabric/Cordage/Wire Meters LPG (Propane) Meters/Trucks Misc. Measuring Devices Dorman/Portable Platform Scales Retail Motor Fuel Meters Retail Water Meters Prescription/Jewelry Scales Monorail Meat Beam Scale
7 30 18 27 848 26 7 1
Computing Scales Counter Scales Livestock Scales Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Meters Hanging Scales Elec., Vapor, Water Sub-meters
167 10 21 2 46 19 717
Ensuring equity in the marketplace involves more than inspection of devices, so the Business and Professions Code has a section dedicated to Quantity Control. Sealers enforce regulations of packaged goods by inspecting packages to determine the accuracy of net weight, measure, or count. Package labels are inspected for conformity to regulations. Weighmaster operations are an essential part of California’s commerce. Weighmaster Certificates are recognized as legal documentation of quantities which businesses and individuals rely upon as the basis of payment. Sealers routinely audit Weighmaster operations to verify correctness of certificates, proper weighing procedures, and compliance with the California Business and Professions Code. Another large part of the duties of county Sealers is the strict enforcement of petroleum advertising and labeling regulations. Sealers routinely visit gas stations to conduct petroleum inspections along with the testing of motor fuel meters for accuracy. Consumer complaints on gas purchases as with all other programs are given high priority and are investigated within 24 hours of receipt. Noncommercial weighing and measuring device accuracy is often as much or more critical than the tolerances applied for commercial devices. The Sealer is often called on to test devices / scales that are used by engineering firms, state and county departments, medical facilities and various sporting events from fishing to wrestling.
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YUBA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS John Nicoletti, Chairman Roger Abe Mary Jane Griego, Vice Chair Hal Stocker Andrew Vasquez, Jr. YUBA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER Louie B. Mendoza, Jr. ASSISTANT AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER Kevin Roush STAFF Steven Anderson, Agricultural and Weights and Measures Specialist III Todd Quist, Agricultural and Weights and Measures Specialist III Errol Storm, Agricultural and Weights and Measures Specialist III Kevin Lambert, Agricultural and Weights and Measures Specialist III Robert Umino, Agricultural and Weights and Measures Specialist III Margie Uralowich, Executive Assistant SPECIAL THANKS Yuba-Sutter Economic Development Corporation for layout and design assistance.
915 Eighth Street, Suite 127, Marysville, CA 95901 (530) 749-5400 This crop report and others are available at www.co.yuba.ca.us/Departments/Ag/
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