Agriculture

Limoneira buys 230 acres of Lindsay citrus for $1.3 M

Details: Published on 07/27/2012 - 1:41 pm; Written by Business Journal Staff

San Joaquin Valley lemons Santa Paula, Calif.-based Limoneira, a major citrus and avocado grower-shipper, has acquired more citrus property in Lindsay in an effort to build its agricultural holdings and production in the San Joaquin Valley.

Hanford farmer to accept Kings County ag award

Details: Published on 07/26/2012 - 2:13 pm; Written by Business Journal staff

Hanford farmer John Tos was announced as Kings County's agriculturalist of the year by the Lemoore Chamber of Commerce.

Madera County seeks ag commissioner candidates

Details: Published on 07/26/2012 - 10:54 am; Written by Business Journal Staff

Madera County is in the process of interviewing and evaluating agricultural commissioner candidates following the June 30 departure of long-time commissioner Robert Rolan.

Led by almonds, Madera County crop value hits record $1.6 B

Details: Published on 07/26/2012 - 10:46 am; Written by Business Journal Staff

Almond hull opening High values for almonds and other major cops catapulted Madera County crop value to a record $1.6 billion in 2011, an increase of 16.28 percent from the previous year.

Plans for $14 billion Peripheral tunnel project draws support, fire

Details: Published on 07/25/2012 - 2:29 pm; Written by Business Journal Staff

Farmers and environmental groups remain at odds over plans for the state’s $14 billion “Path Forward on California Water” tunnel project following a press conference today in which Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar discussed the project formerly known as the Peripheral Canal.

Tulare County reports $5.6B in ag value last year

Details: Published on 07/24/2012 - 9:45 am; Written by Business Journal Staff

Milk continued as Tulare County’s top gross value commodity in 2011, according to the just released Tulare County Annual Crop and Livestock Report.

Madera Ranch plans use of groundwater bank

Details: Published on 07/19/2012 - 1:08 pm; Written by Business Journal Staff

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled a negotiation session with Madera Irrigation District to discuss the potential delivery, storage and return of federal Central Valley Project water into and out of the Madera Irrigation District’s Water Supply Enhancement Project, also known as the Madera Ranch groundwater bank.

FID water deliveries end in mid-August

Details: Published on 07/16/2012 - 10:47 am; Written by Business Journal Staff

Fresno Irrigation District agricultural water deliveries for 2012 will wind down in mid-August because of this year’s drought and limited water supply.

Delta water tunnel project fails cost test

Details: Published on 07/12/2012 - 4:36 pm; Written by Business Journal Staff

A proposal to build water conveyance tunnels under the Sacramento Delta has been found to be non-economically or financially justified by the Business Forecasting Center at the University of the Pacific.