Next week, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District will be hosting two free workshops to assist farmers and farming operations in updating their Conservation Management Plans (CMP’s). The first workshop of the day will begin 10 a.m. located at the Tulare County Ag Commissioner’s Office at 4437 S. Laspina in Tulare. The second workshop on Tuesday begins at 1:30 p.m. and will be located at the Kings County Fairgrounds, 801 S. 10th Avenue in Hanford.
CMP’s are required for all farming operations that are over 100 acres, and the plan requires updating in specific situations. Some of those situations include if you purchase land after your original CMP was developed, if you change crop types, or if you have changed CMP practices at your operation. The Association along with several other agricultural organizations is partnering with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to host several CMP Workshops throughout the San Joaquin Valley including at least one workshop in every county. The workshops will occur as per the following schedule:
CMP’s are required for all farming operations that are over 100 acres, and the plan requires updating in specific situations. Some of those situations include if you purchase land after your original CMP was developed, if you change crop types, or if you have changed CMP practices at your operation. The Association along with several other agricultural organizations is partnering with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to host several CMP Workshops throughout the San Joaquin Valley including at least one workshop in every county. The workshops will occur as per the following schedule:
CMP Workshop Schedule
| Date | Time | Location |
| February 25th, 2020 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Tulare County Ag Commissioner |
| 4437 S. Laspina, Tulare | ||
| February 25th, 2020 | 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Kings County Fair Grounds |
| 801 S. 10th Ave., Hanford | ||
| March 4th, 2020 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Merced County Farm Bureau |
| 646 Highway 59, Merced | ||
| March 5th, 2020 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Madera County Farm Bureau |
| 1102 S. Pine, Madera | ||
| March 11th, 2020 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Stanislaus County Ag Center |
| 3800 Cornucopia Way, Modesto | ||
| March 18th, 2020 | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm | San Joaquin County Farm Bureau |
| 3290 Ad Art Road, Stockton |
If you plan on attending, please bring the following:
- A list of crops grown and how many acres are devoted to each
- Plot plan/map that contains the location of each agricultural parcel on the agricultural operation site
- Total number of animals at the animal feeding operation
- Internal combustion engines: make, model, horsepower, fuel and annual hours used for all engines over 50 horsepower
- For existing CMP Plans, please bring the CMP Plan ID (Example: C-1234)