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Westlands opens scholarship applications for graduating seniors
Local high school seniors can have an opportunity to take away $1,000 scholarships from the water district.
March 1, 2024
California Farm Water Coalition announces new leadership
Fresno County farmer Wayne Western has been elected to a position on the organization’s board.
February 29, 2024
Gallagher proposes new farmworker overtime bill to prevent cuts in workers’ hours
The proposal seeks to strike a balance between employers and farmworkers to ensure hours aren’t cut to avoid paying overtime.
February 28, 2024
Assemi brothers on sale: “We are not getting out of farming.”
While the Assemis are looking to sell their two major operations located around Fresno and Tulare Counties, they note they still have other agricultural interests throughout the state.
February 29, 2024
Raw Farm lifts recall, says CDC’s E. coli warning was unfounded
The Fresno dairy farm’s cheese was tested extensively after the CDC issued an E. coli outbreak warning.
February 28, 2024
Assemi $2bil farm sale pitch includes outside investor-owned land. They weren’t notified, sources say.
The shocking sale of 52,000 acres of farmland held by the pre-eminent Valley farming family comes with a wrinkle: not all the land being shopped is theirs.
February 26, 2024
Fresno’s Assemi family preps exit from farming, shops $2bil sale of farms, pistachio business
One of Fresno's wealthiest farming families could be getting out of the business, listing all of its farms and ag businesses for sale in a confidential listing acquired by The Sun.
February 28, 2024
Valley almond grower declares bankruptcy
Thousands of acres of land will be put up for sale in California.
February 22, 2024
Reclamation sets Valley water supplies at 15 percent
Central Valley farmers are facing a year of low water projections after receiving their full contracts last year.
February 21, 2024
California Fresh Fruit Association to honor Louis Pandol at annual meeting
Pandol, a Delano grape farmer, highlights the 88th annual meeting for the CFFA in March.
February 15, 2024