Feds suspend, Calif. cuts water allocation for Valley farmers
The Bureau announced that delivery of its initial allocation to westside farmers, made in late February, would be suspended until further notice.
Agriculture, Highlight
Agriculture, Highlight
SCOTUS hints at win for Fowler Packing over UFW organizers
Early indicators point to the United States Supreme Court siding with Fresno County farming titan Fowler Packing Company in a battle over property rights.
Agriculture, View
Amid a drought, disinformation runs rampant on Calif.’s waterways
Welcome to dry California, a place where we have one full reservoir: a reservoir full of hyperbole, propaganda, and political theatre.
Agriculture, Fresno
‘Ambush’ of Valley ag firms by UFW front-and-center with U.S. Supreme Court this month
A legal battle between California agriculture businesses – including Fresno County-based Fowler Packing Company – and the State of California over union rights will soon be taking center stage in front of the United State Supreme Court.
Agriculture, California
California set to ban all ag burning by 2025
The California Air Resources Board is set to vote Thursday on a proposal that will prohibit all agricultural burning by 2025.
Agriculture, Highlight
Feds start 2021 with light water supply for Valley farmers
Valley farmers had low expectations heading into the spring. Federal water authorities likely met them, to say the least.
Agriculture, California, View
California’s climate change future is being written – in its waterways
The debate over climate change is long-over in California. The battle now centers on who decides our future because of it, Wayne Western, Jr. writes.
Agriculture, View
The agenda on a collision course with American farming
The arrival of Joe Biden and a barrage of environmental overhaul is leaving professional environmentalists celebrating like it’s Christmas morning.
Agriculture
Rural Valley cities secure permanent water supply in deal with Feds
Three rural Valley cities finalized deals with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to cement permanent access to water from the Central Valley Project.
Agriculture, Highlight
Supreme Court schedules showdown for Fowler Packing case on union trespassing
A looming battle over a key recruitment tactic of farmworker unions will hit the docket of the U.S. Supreme Court this spring.
