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Agriculture

29 Sep

APNewsBreak: California to ban some pesticides near schools

published on September 29, 2016 - 9:44 PM

(AP) — California is moving to ban farmers from spraying pesticides into the air near schools and day care centers

27 Sep

Growers drilling more wells as groundwater limits loom

published on September 27, 2016 - 2:58 AM

Two years after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill designed to limit groundwater pumping, new wells are going in

21 Sep

Group says it has sued Dow over pesticide used in Central Valley

published on September 21, 2016 - 7:08 AM

(AP) — Chemical manufacturing giant Dow fails to warn people in farming communities throughout California when a potentially dangerous pesticide

15 Sep

S&W Seed’s stock sprouts after release of Q4 earnings

published on September 15, 2016 - 9:44 AM

Fresno-based S&W Seed Co. on Thursday reported a 20 percent increase in earnings during the fourth quarter, causing its stock

12 Sep

Governor signs controversial ag overtime bill

published on September 12, 2016 - 8:32 PM

Governor Brown signed AB 1066 into law Monday along with 24 other bills passed by state lawmakers during the 2016

06 Sep

California moves to add methane limits to climate agenda

published on September 6, 2016 - 11:04 PM

(AP) — California Democrats are taking further steps to advance the state’s ambitious climate-change agenda, agreeing to regulate methane emissions

31 Aug

California farmworkers on edge over historic overtime bill

published on August 31, 2016 - 9:28 AM

If signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown, a new overtime bill would put California at the forefront nationally of

30 Aug

Bill to increase farm overtime moves to California governor €¨

published on August 30, 2016 - 7:41 PM

California employers are already mandated to pay time-and-a half to farmworkers after 10 hours in a day or 60 hours

30 Aug

Report: Tulare County ag values sink 13.7 percent in 2015

published on - 6:53 PM

Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita presented the county’s annual crop report to the board of supervisors on Tuesday. “I

29 Aug

In drought, drones help California farmers save every drop

published on August 29, 2016 - 9:36 PM

Equipped with a state-of-the-art thermal camera, the drone crisscrossed the field, scanning it for cool, soggy patches where a gopher

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