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Judge halts hefty SGMA fees for Madera Co. farmers ahead of tax deadline
A Madera County Superior Court judge has halted implementation of a sizable, $246 per acre fee on The…
December 11, 2022
Water shortages are pushing Calif. farms, communities to the brink. Pricey water sales aren’t the answer.
"Thanks to limited planning, California's water supplies continue to shrink, communities are being pushed to the brink, and little headway is being made to generate long-term solutions to our state's water issues."
November 30, 2022
Kings Co. wants to block selling groundwater to Southern California. Will a new measure solve the problem?
Kings County Supervisors took a crack at a long-promised push to restrict the ability of swashbuckling Kings County farming giants to sell their groundwater to far-flung southern California locales.
November 30, 2022
Amid shake-up, Westlands GM Birmingham to retire
Two weeks after a sweeping, overhaul election of its board and facing an imminent sacking, Westlands Water District’s chief executive is stepping down.
November 23, 2022
Westlands shake-up: Reformers sweep election, oust water board’s president. Is its GM next?
A slate of reform-oriented candidates swept board seats for the powerful Westlands Water District. The first order of business? A possible ouster of the district's top executive.
November 14, 2022
Calif. cities are breaking the bank to buy water. S.F. gets Yosemite water for $30k. A new bill aims to raise its price.
San Francisco's century-old deal to dam up Yosemite National Park is becoming too-good-to-be true for lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The price for using Hetch Hetchy may soon be on the rise.
November 3, 2022
Fresno dethroned, new leader crowned as America’s top Ag-producing county
Fresno County had a record-breaking Agricultural Production year in 2021, but Kern County and Tulare County had an even better year.
October 25, 2022
Peelz Deal: Fowler Packing acquires 10k acres to boost citrus holdings
The family-owned farming business acquired Parlier-based SunWest Fruit Company, holder of more than 10,000 acres of citrus farmland.
October 24, 2022
Blue Diamond on the hunt for new almond chief as Jansen steps down
California almond cooperative Blue Diamond Growers is on the hunt for a new Chief Executive.
October 18, 2022
National media kick off ‘Running Out of Water’ season with vignette of Valley community on the brink
California's devastating drought is bringing on a wave of familiar, if entirely unwelcome, misery to communities up and down the Golden State.
October 13, 2022