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Farmers liquidate assets as banks retreat

Farmer Bill Berryhill checks on sauvignon blanc vines he is converting to a new trellis system at his Clements vineyard, which spans Sacramento and San Joaquin counties. Berryhill sold a 22-acre vineyard in Stanislaus County this year to raise the money he needed to cover farming expenses (CALEB HAMPTON/AgAlert).

Bill Berryhill farmer — Farmer Bill Berryhill checks on sauvignon blanc vines he is converting to a new trellis system at his Clements vineyard, which spans Sacramento and San Joaquin counties. Berryhill sold a 22-acre vineyard in Stanislaus County this year to raise the money he needed to cover farming expenses (CALEB HAMPTON/AgAlert).

Water credits, farm equipment, a piece of the farm itself. These are some of the assets farmers have sold this year to finance their operations.

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