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Agricultureranch farm Small farm food safety workshop set for Nov. 13 excited to offer free multilingual training on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to small producers. Eleven workshops will be held in California this fall, California Department of Food and Agriculture is one of which is being held on Nov. 13 in Red Bluff. This free meeting will be from 9 a.m. to noon in the Tehama County Administration Building, 727 Oak St., Red Bluff. Guidelines to be discussed include a checklist on topics such as record keeping, harvest activities and transportation. Water quality testing and safe practices for using manure in your farming operation will also be covered in this three hour session. presentations, CDFA will make available up to $200 for those qualified farmers who have their water/soil test- ed, or for those growers who have an information or full GAP audit performed. GAP audits are voluntary and once completed demonstrate that the participating company has adhered to the Food and Drug Administration's Guide to Mini- mize Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. In addition to the shows commitment by the grower to follow and main- tain the guidelines to help minimize the potential risk for microbial contamination of produce. For producers who choose not to become GAP cer- Those with GAP audit certification Gathering cattle in the fall & Bill would have enjoyed the last two weeks of San Francisco Giants baseball, since he had faith in the team back in spring training and the rough start to the season before he died. Giants Manager Bruce Bochy told the crowd "I thank you for always being there, for never giving up. He said the tagline of the 2012 Giants was "never say die," a reference to the team's come-from-behind, post season dominance." For years each fall we would be gathering cattle in the mountains and in the evening we would visit friends, so he could watch the World Series on televi- sion since we didn't have electricity at the cabin. The year of the earthquake, he was watching the SF Giants when the cameras started shaking. tified, there are many take away points that can enhance your farming production to ensure a safe product. GAP certification is required by many grocery stores, restau- rants and schools before they will purchase products for resale; this is one way they work towards a safe food supply for their customers. This workshop is recommended for those who are involved with the production of fresh fruit and vegeta- bles, such as farmer's market producers and market managers, organic producers, owners of community supported agriculture gardens, and road side produce stands. For more information or for all workshop locations call the Tehama County Agricultural Commissioner's office at 527-4504. Bill enjoyed the celebration two years ago when they won the series. This year they came back from being two down in the first two games of the play-offs and then they beat Detroit Tigers four straight for the title. watching "Beach Blanket Baby- lon" star Tammy Nelson singing I enjoyed Courtesy photo Mike was releasing the cow in the hydraulic chute, and Bryce was placing a new needle on the syringe at Tehama Angus Ranch as they gave the fall calving cows their annual vaccinations. several mornings of 17'F at their Alturas ranch before shipping this week. Tehama Angus had 9 inches of snow at the Adin ranch in the first storm, and shipped home before the Halloween rain. The crew at bred. Jean Barton "San Francisco" to open the celebration on Oct. 31, and hearing Tony Bennett crooning "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," was a magical conclusion to an exciting day for Giants fans. The fans were 20 to 50 deep along Market Street, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. showed a sea of people in all directions, even hanging out of windows, and on roofs. 46 rooms at the Hyatt Regency hotel had guests standing on the balconies at 11:30 a.m. watching the start of the parade. Television of Leptospira plus hardjo- bovis. Because the vaccine is a modified live virus, it will cause the cows to abort if they are already TAR were giv- ing the fall calv- ing cows their annual vaccina- tions before breeding since they use a modi- fied live virus (MLV) vaccine. Bovi ShieldGold FP 5 VL 5 HB has strains of IBR, BVD Types 1 and 2, PI3, and BRSV plus the 5 strains Each cow also received a booster shot of 8-way, to prevent blackleg, malig- nant edema, black disease, enterotxemia, malignant edema, overeating disease and red water. These are the clostridial diseases. The third shot that Bryce was giving in the neck of each cow was Multi-Min, a injectable, chelated, supplemental source of zinc, manganese, selenium, and copper in a readily available form which by-passes antago- nists in feed, forage, dis- tillers grain and drinking water that can reduce the absorption of these critical trace minerals. Each cow receives a fresh needle to prevent the passing of any disease, or an injection site lesion (swelling). Mike was operating the hydraulic squeeze and reading the freeze brand identification on the right hip. Linda could mark her papers as vaccinated and tell the fellows if the cow was to be a recipient for an embryo transplant, in the sale group or bred by artifi- cial insemination. Quenton was moving the cattle up the chute and Willie was applying the Dectomax, pour-on para- site control. The Tehama Co. Cattle- Saturday, November 3, 2012 – Daily News 5A men's annual Winter Din- ner will be Saturday, Jan. 5. Cattlemen and Cattle- Women will be gathering exciting items for the Scholarship Auction. I heard that tickets for the 2013 National Finals Rodeo have been donated and the committee is look- ing for additional items. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton2013@gmail.com. Can you imagine, the gold Rolls-Royce convert- ible carrying Giants manag- er Bruce Bochy ran out of gas? He had the World Series Trophy with him. Officials pushed the car down the street to Civic Center Plaza. was 49er quarterback Alex Smith drove the convertible carrying pitcher Matt Cain and his family while 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh chauf- feured Giants Brandon Belt. To see the legendary Giants in the parade, such as Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal brought back memories of listening to ball games years ago when Bill hoped to see them play in a World Series. The parade by the num- bers. 1 million people watching on the 1.7 miles parade route. 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