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Agriculture

25 Oct

Kings County crop value up 7.5%

published on October 25, 2022 - 10:46 AM

Ag values in Kings County grew in 2021, adding $163.7 million from the year before to reach $2.34 billion. The

24 Oct

Reports: Fowler Packing acquires SunWest, 10K acres of prime farmland

published on October 24, 2022 - 4:50 PM

Fowler Packing has acquired Parlier-based SunWest Fruit Co., adding 10,000 acres of farmland in premier water districts, according to published

24 Oct

Pomegranate Festival returns to Madera

published on - 11:00 AM

Pomegranates are back this November as the Madera Chamber of Commerce hosts the 11th Madera Pomegranate, Fruit and Nut Festival

18 Oct

Electric fertilizer startup proven in Fresno raises $20M

published on October 18, 2022 - 9:21 AM

A San Francisco startup that tested its sustainably made fertilizer in Fresno County farm fields has raised $20 million in

17 Oct

Wonderful’s Resnicks donate $50M to ag research at UC Davis

published on October 17, 2022 - 2:17 PM

The University of California, Davis, has announced that Lynda and Stewart Resnick, co-owners of The Wonderful Company, have pledged the

12 Oct

Unnamed farming family sells 40 acres for Hanford park

published on October 12, 2022 - 1:50 PM

After months of deliberation, a tentative agreement with a local property owner has brought the Hanford City Council one step

11 Oct

Fresno Chamber names annual ag award winners

published on October 11, 2022 - 4:00 PM

The Fresno Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Fresno County Farm Bureau, announces the winners of the 2022 Ag

06 Oct

Madera crop values up 5% last year

published on October 6, 2022 - 12:57 PM

Higher commodity prices and increased acreage pushed Madera County ag values upward. The Madera County Ag Commissioner is reporting a

03 Oct

Tulare County ag values up nearly $1 billion in 2021

published on October 3, 2022 - 1:23 PM

Better yields and strong prices drove Tulare County ag production in 2021 to increase by nearly a $1 billion from

30 Sep

How the new labor law will work on California farms

published on September 30, 2022 - 2:12 PM

A farm labor bill nearly a decade in the making makes organizing easier for labor groups, but farm advocates say