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Agriculture

16 Jun

Madera fertilizer firm celebrates 40th anniversary

published on June 16, 2025 - 4:52 PM

Ultra Gro, a Madera-based fertilizer company, celebrated 40 years in business this month producing healthy soil, innovative products and continuing

12 Jun

Fears rise with reports of ICE raid activity in Central Valley

published on June 12, 2025 - 3:17 PM

Uncertainty among the Central Valley farm community looms large as reports of immigration raids stoke anxiety among farmworkers, public officials

11 Jun

Madera County sheriff declares emergency to fight spread of beet curly top virus

published on June 11, 2025 - 3:44 PM

Madera County Sheriff Tyson Pogue has declared an emergency due to the beet curly top virus, allowing growers to use

09 Jun

Fresno company gets FDA nod for UV milk treatment that keeps raw milk benefits

published on June 9, 2025 - 4:54 PM

Fresno-based Tamarack Biotics secured acceptance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its novel light-based milk treatment process, clearing

04 Jun

From crush to crisis? Consumption habits, falling prices shake wine industry

published on June 4, 2025 - 3:01 PM

While the Golden State produces about 80% of the nation’s wine and is the world’s fourth-largest wine producing region, the

03 Jun

USDA Farm Service Agency office in Madera to remain open after Trump reversal

published on June 3, 2025 - 12:18 PM

A U.S. Department of Agriculture field office in Madera will remain open, saved from a planned closure announced in March

02 Jun

Ag roundup: Farm employment down in 2025

published on June 2, 2025 - 5:38 PM

Recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows a decline in farm employment compared to 2024, with ups and

02 Jun

California’s processing tomato crop 7% below 2024 production

published on - 5:29 PM

California’s processing tomato crop is progressing nicely with 10.3 million tons under contact for 2025. That tonnage is 1% above

22 May

Farm bankruptcies surge as costs outpace crops

published on May 22, 2025 - 11:25 AM

Uncertainty looms for the financial health of farms across the country and in the Central Valley as ag bankruptcies rise.

19 May

2025 ag land‑value snapshot: Glimmers of resilience

published on May 19, 2025 - 4:28 PM

After two bruising seasons of low nut prices, rising costs and groundwater uncertainty, the 2025 Trends in Agricultural Land & Lease Values

BLOG: SB 7 puts automation on trial, could stall workplace innovation

Posted: June 30, 2025 at 2:42 pm

The California Chamber of Commerce has identified Senate Bill 7
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BLOG: Using fallowed ag land for solar farms opens training, job opportunities for local workers

Posted: at 2:00 pm

In all the talk about the San Joaquin Valley’s groundwater
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