Tulare’s Connie Conway tapped to lead USDA Farm Service Agency
Conway, the former Assembly GOP Leader, is the latest Valley politico to join the Trump administration in the Ag department.
Agriculture, Highlight, Visalia
Agriculture, View
A listening California should consult the real experts on water
Calif. voters approved more than $25bil in water funding since 1970. Now, state agencies want public input on the same issues the money was meant to solve.
Agriculture, Fresno
Fresno County looks to gin up farmworker vanpool rides
While falling short of goals in 2018, local officials are trying again to improve farmworker access to vanpools for transportation to and from work.
Agriculture, Business
Cutting out lawyers, Setton Farms offers to settle with employees directly to end wage lawsuit
Citing plaintiff lawyers’ cut of settlements, Setton Farms is offering cash settlements directly to employees to end the three-minute-per-day wage dispute.
Agriculture
Feds seek comment on tweaks to California water operations
The Bureau of Reclamation released a draft environmental report on changes to coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project.
Agriculture, Highlight
Searching for “heartbeat of farmers,” Ag Secretary Perdue addresses trade fears
With a NAFTA replacement on the table, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and Reps. Jim Costa, TJ Cox, Josh Harder, and Doug LaMalfa heard an earful from farmers.
Agriculture
Ag Secretary Perdue to host town hall in Los Banos
Agriculture Sec. Sonny Perdue returns to the San Joaquin Valley to host a town hall to talk with local farmers on Friday, June 28.
Agriculture, Visalia
Three Tulare Co. farm workers taken to hospital after pesticide exposure
In total, 63 farm workers were exposed. Three people were taken to Kaweah Delta Medical Center for symptoms of nausea and vomiting.
Agriculture
Reclamation gives westside farmers another nudge for water
The new increase in water for agriculture is merely a five percent bump from the last increase three weeks prior.
Agriculture
With water tax dead, Sacramento finds funding for clean drinking water
California leaders appear to have struck a budget deal to deliver safe drinking water to disadvantaged communities. Here’s how they’ll fund it.