REAL ESTATE
DELTA AG LAND Ron Stevenson Century 21 M & M and Associates 530-681-1092 www.deltaaglistings.com
Water shortages caused by drought and environmental restrictions will lead to the idling of hundreds of thou- sands of acres of California farmland this year.
“PRIME” Brentwood row crop land, 119+/- ac (4 legal parcels) “Cream of the crop” ag land located along the Byron Hwy and Orwood Rd. Includes 4 contiguous APN’S FROM 10-66 acres. Has great permanent crop potential for almonds, pictachios, grapes & more. Has potential for ranchette type sub-division. Excel- lent water source from the Contra CostaWater District. Soils are mostly Class 1. All parcels are enrolled in the Williamson Act. All parcels being farms “organically” since 2019. Offered at $3,510,500. NEW LISTING: Offering a historic 25.1 acre Delta Estate/Event Center reflecting impeccable style and workmanship to include a completely updated 1890 Victorian home, six car detached garage, new 3,200 sq. ft. workshop, and several adjoing storage buildings. ALSO included is a 4,200 sq. ft. event barn which accommodated both covered and outdoor events for 200+ guests, including parking space for 80 cars/RVs and a huge lawn area. Included with this gem you will find a 60 ft waterfront boat dock and picturesque picnic area on the banks of the Sacramento river, plus an additional 20 acres of open area left for your imagination...Located at 15175 Hwy 160, Isleton, Ca. For additional details go to Tourfactory.com/2836667 and www.deltaaglistings.com Offered at $3,250,000. SELLER MOTIVATED - Solano Almond Orchard, 156 AC +/- Just coming into production, this Solano County Beauty is located approx. 2 mi. west of Rio Vista on Canright and Flannery Rd. A well planned trans- formation from historic dry land pasture to a gorgeous young orchard! The offering includes: New Ag well in 2017(520’, approx. 1,000 gpm), New domestic well at Hdqr. Area, Independence w/ atlas root stock, cross ripped to 6 ft., 15x20 tree spacing, micro-jet sprinklers, 75 hp / 12” casing. List $4,212,000 Huge Price Reduction: Grand Island Row Crop, 2 parcels 164 AC+/- Nestled along Sacramento River, On St.Hwy. 160, between Walnut Grove and Isleton. Prime farm land with class I & II soils, Riparian Water, enrolled in North Delta Water Agency and Williamson Act. Has potential waterfront home site on each parcel. List Price Was $1,607,200 Now: $1,476,000 Pending 408 AC. Yolo County “Prime” farm land in the famed Clarksburg AVA. 5 contiguous parcels w/Riparian water via Recl. Dist. 999. enrolled in Williamson Act. Great row-crop and/or Hemp potential. Partial acres are suitable for permanent crops. Located off Jefferson Blvd. along Z-Line and Clarksburg road. List $5,712,000 Reduced Price $4,956,000 Delta farm land • Row crop farm & seasonal Duck Club, 95.2 ac.+/-, located near Rio Vista, off Hwy 12 on Jackson Slough Rd. Mostly farmed annually to corn, but suitable for many row crops. Seasonal Duck club with (2) double and (2) 3-man blinds. Also includes a updated 1,440 sq.ft. Mfg home, w/excellent land- scaping, a 401x501x251 wood barn for equip. storage, & much more. Has Riparian water, and Williamson Act. List $ 1,200,000.00 view@Tourfactory.com/2121529 Make Offer: 52+/- ac. A Grand Island Row Crop w/Sacto. County Road frontage ( Poverty Rd.) Mostly Gazwell series soils and suited for most all row c rops. Wa ter from Reclamation Dist. ditch on eastern border of property. Not in Williamson Act, no minerals. APN #142-0100-058. List Price $405,600 ($7,800/AC) view@Tourfactory.com/1959223 Pending
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water carriedover fromlast year is stored inSanLuis Reservoir, and should be available for use. The agency had expected to have access to 5,000 acre-feetofwater fromtheOIDandSSJIDpulse flow. “We’reworkinghard todevelopany supplemental sourcesofwater toprovidealittlemorerelief,but right nowthings are lookingprettybleak,”Hansensaid. During the2014-15drought,Del Puerto irrigators fallowed about 15,000 acres—about 30%of the dis- trict’s land—andHansen said she expects the same amount couldbe fallowed this year, tosavewater for permanent crops. To securemorewater, Del Puerto partneredwith nearby cities to purchase recycled water for agri- cultural use. The district also has proposed con- structionof the 82,000acre-footDel PuertoCanyon Reservoir with the San Joaquin River Exchange ContractorsWater Authority. “We need to get some of these (storage) projects across the finish line,” Hansen said. “We talk a lot andwe study a lot, but California is pretty remiss in actually getting something on the ground.” California Farm Bureau Director of Water ResourcesDannyMerkley said the current drought hasbeenbrought onby thecombinationof reduced precipitation and environmental regulations. “We call on the help of our state and federal law- makers to assist farmers and communities during this timeof drought, but also to fast-trackdesperate- lyneededwater storage, groundwater rechargeand infrastructureprojects, toavoid futuresituations like we’re experiencing this year,” he said. Merkley said FarmBureau has joined with other agricultural groups and irrigation districts inwork- ing on an “early actionbudget plan” by state Senate President ProTemToni Atkins, D-SanDiego, which would address drought, safe drinking water and water supply reliability. The plan would allocate $2 billion in one-time state and federal money to accelerate a variety of water projects andprograms. Atkins “is focused on the drought and is interest- ed in gettingmoney out immediately to fund exist- ing programs that will help agriculture and others,” Merkley said. At thefederal level,Reps. JimCosta,D-Fresno, John Garamendi,D-Napa,JoshHarder,D-Turlock,andSen. DianneFeinstein, D-Calif., announced the introduc- tion of the Canal Conveyance Capacity Restoration Act, whichwould authorizemore than $653million to restore the capacity of theDelta-Mendota Canal, Friant-KernCanal andCaliforniaAqueduct. Sponsors said canal repairs would improve wa- ter availability, help drought resilience and reduce reliance on groundwater pumping. The bill would also authorize an additional $180million to restore salmon runs in the San JoaquinRiver. (Christine Souza is an assistant editor of Ag Alert. Shemay be contacted at csouza@cfbf.com.)
CaliforniaFarmBureauPresident JamieJohansson said drought has affected farms and communities fromtheOregonborder to theMexicanborder. “Californiamustdobetter totakeadvantageofwet times to carry us through the inevitable dry times,” Johanssonsaid. “Wemust accelerateuseof thewater storagemoney voters approved in the Proposition 1 water bond in 2014. Wemust boost groundwater recharge andbe sureCongress includes funding for Westernwaterprojects inany infrastructurepackage. Intheshort term,wemustcarefor thevulnerableand hard-hit regional economies and communities that will bear the brunt of water shortages.” Those communities include the Klamath Basin, where farmers inthe federalKlamathProject learned that only 33,000 acre-feet of water would be made available for irrigation—about 6%ofwhat theproject wouldhave providedprior to the implementationof EndangeredSpeciesActregulationsintheearly2000s, according to theKlamathWaterUsersAssociation. “Family farms, rural communities and wildlife aregoing tosuffer beyond imagination,” saidKWUA President BenDuVal, who farms in the basin. Farmers usually growmore than 175,000 acres of potatoes,alfalfa,grasshayandspecialtycrops, includ- ingmint, horseradish, dehydratedonions andgarlic. TheU.S.Department of Agricultureannounced it wouldmake available up to $10million in aid from itsWildfire andHurricane Indemnity ProgramPlus to assist KlamathBasin farmers. Along theNorthCoast, farmers arealsoexperienc- ingwater shortages due to extremely low lake levels, suchas at LakeSonomaandLakeMendocino,which are reportedly at their lowest levels inmore than 40 years.Farmerswhorelyonrecycledwaterfromthecity of SantaRosa learned last week that theywill receive onlyathirdofthetypicalallotment.FarmBureauman- agers inSonoma,NapaandMendocinocountiessaid theyexpect farmerstoidlelandandreduceherdsizes. In another development, the Oakdale Irrigation District andSouthSanJoaquinIrrigationDistrict an- nounced lastweek that, due todrought, theywill not release up to 100,000 acre-feet of “pulse flow” water toSanLuisandDelta-MendotaWaterAuthoritycon- tractors; asmallerpulse flowofwaterwillbereleased for out-migrating salmon in the Stanislaus River. That means less water available to agencies such as theDel PuertoWaterDistrict. Based inPatterson, the district has suffered chronic shortages the past two decades. Asouth-of-deltaCentralValleyProject contractor, Del Puerto was initially allocated 5% of its contract supply—only tosee that allocationsuspendedas the drought worsened. “Effectively, we are operating off of a 0% current year allocation,” said Del Puerto General Manager AntheaHansen,whoadded that 6 inchesper acreof
167 ACRE PRIME, rich alluvial soil farmland . YOLO COUNTY, Clarksburg. Pesticide free for 10 years, irrigation and deep well water, modular home on site, land ready for row crop farming; grapes, tomatoes or crop of your choice. $2.3 Mil. Phillip Todd 916-515- 1211 DRE# 00590115
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