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Agriculture

21 Mar

Fresno gets first water allocation from US Bureau of Reclamation since 2013

published on March 21, 2016 - 11:10 PM

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) announced late last week that it is allocating to the City of Fresno 30

21 Mar

Madera Chamber will honor John Yakligian as 2016 Senior Farmer of the Year

published on - 7:34 AM

The Madera Chamber of Commerce will honor John Yakligian as its 2016 Senior Farmer of the Year. Yakligian was nominated

18 Mar

USDA: Certified organic survey underway

published on March 18, 2016 - 6:24 AM

The 2015 Certified Organic Survey is underway and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding

18 Mar

2nd Annual San Joaquin Olive Oil Competition winners announced

published on - 6:20 AM

The Big Fresno Fair has announced the winners of the 2nd Annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition (SJVOOC), including

16 Mar

Kings County Farm Bureau endorses water ballot initiative

published on March 16, 2016 - 8:53 AM

The Kings County Farm Bureau’s board of directors this week voted unanimously to support the Water Priorities Initiative, a ballot

10 Mar

Wonderful Pistachios issues recall on Salmonella contamination

published on March 10, 2016 - 12:38 AM

Health officials are currently investigating 11 cases in nine states that have been reported in connection to the outbreak, according

09 Mar

Dairy group goes on the offensive in Sacramento

published on March 9, 2016 - 1:28 AM

The aggressive change in tactics, says WUD CEO Anja Raudabaugh, is part of an effort to raise the dairy advocacy

07 Mar

California Citrus Mutual forms new labor association

published on March 7, 2016 - 3:07 AM

California Citrus Mutual announced at the 2016 Citrus Showcase the formation of a new association, the California Agricultural Labor Association

07 Mar

Sunkist braves slowdown in citrus exports

published on - 1:36 AM

Unfortunately 2015 was no repeat, as reported by Sunkist Growers in its annual report released in recent days. The cooperative

03 Mar

Wet winter invites flooding research on Valley farms

published on March 3, 2016 - 9:37 PM

In fact, some farmers plan to deliberately flood their orchards as part of testing the benefits of winter flooding. By