Josh Sheppard
@JAKSfarming
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4th generation production agriculturalist. Love of family, work, all food/drink, hunting, fishing, kiteboarding, and leisure travel to places near and far
Biggs, N. California
Joined April 2012
Rice harvest 2024 began today at Sheppard Family Farms. No-till M-105 variety drilled April 21. Turned out better than expected. 🌾
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With areas of Moderate Heat Risk in the forecast the next several days, ensure that your loved ones who are in vulnerable populations are safe, as they can be more sensitive to increasing temperatures. #CAwx Heat Risk: https://t.co/DmUPnHbhKR Safety: https://t.co/8qWZRpI0ti
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Planting 2024 sushi rice in California will be happening soon. Giving it the groceries today with this Aqua ammonia and a liquid starter blend. Water seeding another 5 days out. 🌾
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Shepppard Family Farms had 450 rice acres enrolled in the Fish Food program this past winter. Proud to be a part of the fix for salmon recovery.
Flooded rice fields are teeming with fish food! This short clip featuring @CalTrout scientist Jacob Montgomery the difference in nutrients available to fish traveling through a managed floodplain compared to the river. @UCDavisWater
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Great clip illustrating the environmental benefits that accompany rice farming in the Sacramento valley.
Ricelands are part of innovative efforts to support CA salmon populations. By mimicking river environments salmon need to development, rice fields are transformed into nurseries for young fish. Learn about the benefits rice fields provide wildlife👇. https://t.co/yc06vrg5cC
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About to park the last tractor for rice planting 2023. It has been a sprint to get it all in this spring.
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Don’t have all the horses back in the yard yet for rice planting 2023 but good to see the tillage portion come to it’s close. 3 more days for pre plant fertilizer and they will all be parked. Extremely smooth year despite the late start.
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Very relevant perspective of drought impacts to California Agriculture and everything that supports it.
Something I wrote about drought in the Sac Valley and CA
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#riceplant22 has began for Sheppard Family Farms. 3rd consecutive year of drought in CA is putting major stress on the regions planted ac.
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The California Rice Commission has a fantastic communications opening. Do you love Ag, value conservation and have a strong communications background? Find out more about this job: https://t.co/4lQCIcAJt8
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DWR’s Hyatt Powerplant at Lake Oroville is now offline due to falling lake levels as a result of California’s severe climate-induced #drought DWR has been in coordination with @California_ISO & @CalEnergy in anticipation of the loss of power generation: https://t.co/TIq9GDfZtk
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Ten years of orchard mowing and spraying had really taken a toll on the exterior of this great tractor. DuPont overhaul complete and she’s good for many more seasons of heavy use.
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It’s time to drain the last few inches of irrigation water off my first planted 2020 rice. This field will be harvested in about 25 days. Down stream of my field wait 1000’s of acres of butte sink wetlands that will pick up my drain water and apply it to their lands for waterfowl
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Windy field conditions in the Sacramento valley has my rice ground sprayer parked for a couple days. Back at it next week
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My son Jack is doing field prep today for his second rice crop. He is the first of the Fifth generation of our family to farm in the Sacramento valley of Northern California.
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Great story showcasing the conservation efforts taking place on our working rice lands. Thank you Kurt Richter for helping get the word out.
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