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Agriculture

08 Feb

Justin Timberlake part of local company’s $9M funding round

published on February 8, 2023 - 2:35 PM

What do Justin Timberlake, a Reedley packinghouse and a Kingsburg trucker have in common? They all want to get rid

07 Feb

Local wineries score big in Chronicle Wine Competition

published on February 7, 2023 - 4:22 PM

One local winery took Best of Class honors in the annual San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition — the largest competition of

07 Feb

Ground zero: Rain brings little relief to California’s depleted groundwater

published on - 3:38 PM

The powerful storms that clobbered California for weeks in December and January dropped trillions of gallons of water, flooding many

06 Feb

Group that negotiates raisin prices hires industry veteran as leader

published on February 6, 2023 - 12:08 PM

After two years without a dedicated leader, the Raisin Bargaining Association in Fresno has elected a new CEO with a

03 Feb

California farmworkers cope with wildfire smoke, pesticides, roaches and rodents, survey says

published on February 3, 2023 - 12:45 PM

One of the largest academic studies of California farmworkers is quantifying their difficult workplace and housing conditions at a time

30 Jan

New USDA rule boosts “organic” food oversight, targets fraud

published on January 30, 2023 - 2:45 PM

The Agriculture Department on Thursday issued new requirements for foods labeled organic, a move aimed at cracking down on fraud

19 Jan

Fresno businessman turns 10,510-acre ranch into nature preserve

published on January 19, 2023 - 11:16 AM

As far west as one can travel and still be in Fresno County, one of the largest nature preserves in

16 Jan

Westlands told hands off excess river water

published on January 16, 2023 - 3:20 PM

This story was updated to include a statement from the State Water Resources Control Board. As flood flows and dam

12 Jan

Avian flu has shoppers, poultry businesses on eggshells

published on January 12, 2023 - 11:49 AM

A walk through the grocery egg aisle might have shoppers rethinking how much they need that particular protein in their

12 Jan

Lender finances $20M loan backed by 1,400-plus pistachio acres

published on - 9:40 AM

Direct ag lender PACT Capital announced its financing of a $20 million permanent loan secured by 1,400-plus acres of pistachios