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Ashley Ilyin, the owner of Barks and Bubbles, will stay on as manager of Rainbow Pet and will retain her current local team.
“Rainbow Pet will bring a new and expanded level of pet supplies and services to Hidden Valley Lake and the surrounding area,” said Jim Mayfield, the president and owner of Rainbow, America's Country Store. “We are thrilled to partner with Ashley Ilyin who has established a premier pet grooming service. With the addition of Rainbow’s purchasing power, we will work to provide a full array of pet products at the lowest prices in the region.”
He added, “Rainbow has been serving Lake County for more than 25 years at our store in Lakeport, and the expansion into Hidden Valley Lake will enable us to offer even better service to our customers in the southern part of the county.”
Mayfield described the arrangement as the “perfect solution” for the Hidden Valley Lake community.
“Rainbow brings the management resources and marketing expertise together with the superb personal service that has been established by Ashley and her team over the years,” he said.
“Rainbow Pet now offers a full line of pet supplies and services right here at home that meet or beat the prices of the hardware and big box chain stores miles away,” said Ilyin. “It's the best of all worlds for people with dogs, cats and other small animals in Hidden Valley Lake. Pet grooming, self-wash stations, walk-in nail clipping and other services are available almost every day. Remember, if you can’t make it into the store, we will deliver it to you.”
Mayfield and Ilyin invite you to follow up Rainbow Pet on Facebook or sign up for their email announcements in the store. You can also visit their Web site at www.rainbowag.com.
Rainbow Pet is located at 18900 Coyote Valley Road in Hidden Valley, behind Hardester’s Market and is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The telephone number of the store is 707-987-1000.
A grand opening of the store will be announced soon.
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The OAL has approved the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s request for the regulation to take effect immediately.
The regulation will enable CDFA to open registration with county agricultural commissioners for industrial hemp cultivation.
In accordance with Division 24 of the California Food and Agricultural Code, cultivation of industrial hemp in California requires registration with the local county agricultural commissioner.
Registration applications are now available on the CDFA Industrial Hemp webpage.
“This is an important new crop that has generated interest all over the state,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “With OAL endorsing this regulation, CDFA and its county partners will continue to cooperatively move forward with industrial hemp production in California.”
CDFA plans to propose additional regulations for industrial hemp cultivation later this year, including sampling and testing procedures, and the establishment of an agricultural pilot program.
More information on the Industrial Hemp Program, including registration applications, can be found at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/industrialhemp/ .
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CDFA was authorized to administer the program under Assembly Bill No. 2377 (2018), which established a grant program to provide funds for CSA technical assistance providers to aid applicants of the Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP), the Healthy Soils Program (HSP), and the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP).
Funds awarded through this competitive grant process will be distributed to technical assistance providers from Resource Conservation Districts, the University of California Cooperative Extension, and nonprofit organizations with demonstrated technical expertise in designing and implementing agricultural management practices to support CDFA’s 2019 CSA incentive programs.
CDFA requests interested stakeholders and the public to provide comments and suggestions on the draft request for proposals for the 2019 CSA Technical Assistance Grant Program.
The draft RFP is available at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/oefi/technical/#.
Comments must be sent via email to
The public comment period will close on May 24, at 5 p.m. PT. Input received will be considered when finalizing the 2019 CSA Technical Assistance Grant Program.
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The hearing will provide the public an opportunity to learn more about California’s developing offshore wind energy industry from agency and industry leading experts.
The JCFA will also hear testimony from environmental and fisheries leaders about their perspectives and concerns. The presenters will emphasize the need to incorporate fish and wildlife needs during the development process.
“The burgeoning Pacific offshore wind energy industry is going to be a critical component of our state’s energy supply, and as it picks up steam, we need to make sure we are taking a close look at any potential environmental impacts it could have on our state’s fisheries,” McGuire said. “We are looking forward to a robust discussion on May 3.”
Presentations and discussion will focus on how wind energy and protecting California’s fisheries can be compatible, how to mitigate potential environmental impacts in the sea and on land and why wind energy is important to the State’s energy supply.
The hearing, “California’s Fisheries and Wildlife: Can they co-exist with Offshore Wind Energy Development?” will be held Friday, May 3, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center, Room 203, in Eureka.
The agenda features presentations by state and federal agency and wind energy industry representatives as well as environmental advocates and fishing industry representatives.
Testimony will be provided by representatives of the Bureau of Energy Management, the California Energy Commission, the California Natural Resources Agency, the California Coastal Commission, Principle Power, Schatz Energy Research Center and American Wind Energy Association.
The hearing will also include testimony from the Audubon Society, the Surfrider Foundation, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Humboldt Fishermen’s Marketing Association and the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance.
The public is encouraged to attend. The hearing will include a public comment period and will be livestreamed.