Fresno leads the pack: County is nation’s top ag producer
With all 2018 crop reports in, Fresno County reclaimed its title as the top agriculture-producing county in the nation.
Agriculture, Highlight
Agriculture, View
With booming reservoirs, what is the real culprit in California’s water scare?
California’s dams and reservoirs are sitting at historic highs. Yet, the state’s bigger water issues go unaddressed with demands for more taxpayer money.
Agriculture
Westlands bid to study raising Shasta Dam squashed by courts, Becerra
Westlands Water District is scrapping plans to study raising Shasta Dam following heavy legal resistance from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
Agriculture, Highlight
Newsom vetoes bill to freeze water, environmental regulations
Stuck between allies, Gov. Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 1, a bill to freeze the state’s environmental regulations to pre-Trump era standards.
Agriculture, Business, Highlight
Gerawan Farming, Wawona Packing announce major ag merger
Two of San Joaquin Valley stone fruit producers announced that they completed a merger to become the nation’s largest stone fruit producer on Wednesday.
Agriculture
Newsom indicates veto to controversial Senate Bill 1
Less than a day after passage, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would veto a bill that would freeze water regulations to curb changes by the Trump administration.
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In the pursuit of power, environmentalists have shrugged off science
After spending years promoting cutting-edge science as the savior of fish, environmentalists have cast science aside to support Senate Bill 1. Why? Power.
Agriculture
$400mil in funding to fix Friant-Kern Canal stalls in Legislature
Senate Bill 559, which would send $400 million to repair the canal, is being converted into a “two-year bill” giving legislators additional time to act.
Agriculture, Highlight
Before launching a competitor, Assemi Family sues Wonderful Pistachios over withheld millions
While working to open their own pistachio processing plant, the Assemi family launched a legal fight over their final crop delivery to Wonderful Pistachios.
Agriculture
Hotly-contested Senate Bill 1 could carry over water battle into 2020
Amendments to the state legislature’s marquee water bill didn’t mollify opponents. Now, signs are emerging that the bill may be punted into 2020.