ANR Adventures

Lots going on this week. For many, the week includes the Global Climate Action Summit and/or some of its many affiliated events. For others, it's a series of meetings and travel.

Program Council met on Wednesday. For those who were relaxing over the weekend and staring off into a lake, they were quickly pulled back to reality. We cancelled the Tuesday meeting, assuming we didn't have enough content to justify the day and a half. We ended up rushing to finish on time.

I hope everyone had a good long weekend. Email traffic seemed light on Friday so I suspect some were able to get a head start. I had big plans to make the most of what many consider the last weekend of summer. In addition to summer things', I planned to spend some time on a creative hobby.

It's time for more fun facts: Almonds represent approximately 29% of ag receipts in Stanislaus County and dairy brings in 18% Mechanical thinning of stone fruit translates to an estimated $1400/acre profit Nutria, a rodent pest, is a force to be reckoned with in California.

What a gorgeous weekend, at least where I was. I wasn't sure it was going to ever start given that it took me 4 hours to get home from Oakland on Friday due to extra security on BART followed by a car accident. Who knew it would be quicker to get from San Jose to Davis, departing at 4 pm (3 hours).