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Billions in COVID Aid Will Go to Farms. But Farmers Say It’s Not Enough.

May 4, 2020

Ryan Indart says he may have to kill off some of the sheep at his east Clovis ranch this fall. With restaurants shuttered amid the coronavirus pandemic, he has no market for his animals. When a new flock arrives in October, he won’t have enough space in his pa...

COVID-19 Shreds the Huron Lettuce Harvest. Are Melons Next?

Nancy Price

April 17, 2020

COVID-19 isn't just killing people. It also killed part of the spring lettuce harvest in the Huron district on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. And unless something changes, melons, garlic, and tomat...

Photo of mourners praying on their knees around the coffin of environmental activist Homero Gomez Gonzalez

Guardian of Monarch Butterfly Grounds Eulogized in Mexico

AP News

February 1, 2020

OCAMPO, Mexico — Hundreds of farmers and agricultural workers thronged the funeral of activist Homero Gómez González on Friday, and the homage to him was like a tribute to the monarch butterfly he so staunchly ...

High Anxiety: Proposed US Hemp Rules Worry Industry

AP News

January 13, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. — Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural crop now are worried their businesses could be crippled if federal policymakers move ahead with draft regulations. ...

How Is State Center First Spending $485 Million Bond? Look to Madera.

Nancy Price

January 10, 2020

The opening of the new Center for Agriculture and Technology building at Madera Community College Center marks the completion of State Center Community College District's first Measure C-funded facility. L...

Fresno Unemployment Creeps Up. State Maintains Record Low.

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December 20, 2019

Fresno County's unemployment rate rose to 6.5% in November, up from October's revised jobless rate of 5.8%, the state said Friday. Meanwhile, California's unemployment rate held steady at the record low of 3...

Ag Giant Wonderful Sues Fresno County Over Assemi Nut Plant

David Taub

December 5, 2019

One of the world's largest pistachio growers is suing Fresno County, alleging that it violated state environmental review regulations. The suit seeks to halt a nut processing plant being built by the Assemi family in the western part of the county. Wonde...

668,000 Will Lose Food Stamp Benefits Under New Work Rules

AP News

December 4, 2019

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of Americans who rely on the federal food stamp program will lose their benefits under a new Trump administration rule that will tighten work requirements for recipients. T...

Photo of Marvin Meyers with the dates of his birth and death

Remembering Marvin Meyers, a Giant of Ag and Education

Bill McEwen

December 2, 2019

California agriculture lost a legend and Valley students — from kindergarten to graduate school — lost one of their best friends when Marvin Allen Meyers died two weeks ago at 85. He was a farmer, philanthro...

Photo of a portion of the State Water Project

California Will Sue Feds over State Water Project Rules

AP News

November 21, 2019

SACRAMENTO — California officials said Thursday they will sue the federal government over proposed rules managing the state’s scarce water, arguing its conclusions are not scientifically adequate and fall short of protecting species and the state’s interests. ...

Fighting COVID-19: UC Medical Centers Launch Clinical Trial to Assess Antiviral Drug

Pandemic Shuttered Thousands of Local Businesses. Yet $1.5M in Relief Funds Go Unclaimed.

Virus Taking Hold in Rural, Old Plantation Region of Alabama

Hello and Welcome: Robot Waiters to the Rescue Amid Virus

Fresno Islamic Center Offers Its Site to Help Meet COVID-19 Health Care Needs

Pandemic Shuttered Thousands of Local Businesses. Yet $1.5M in Relief Funds Go Unclaimed.

Community Medical Centers Says 2 Masks + 6 Feet Apart = No COVID-19 Exposure

Eviction Protection Bill Will Trigger Commercial Mortgage Crisis: Opponents

Woods, Mickelson, QBs to Donate $10 Million to Virus Relief

Here’s One Sport That COVID-19 Couldn’t Stifle

Merced Lawmaker Pitches Legalized Sports Betting in California

Don’t Bring a Corkscrew — Fresno State’s Tailgate Wines Soon in Cans

Walters: Gavin Newsom Has Shined so Far

Walters: Recession Freezes Ambitious Agenda

Want a Real Education, California Students? Go on Strike!

Walters: The SF-LA Economic Gap Is Growing Wider

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Must Muslims Fast for Ramadan During COVID-19?

Biden's Ties to Obama Could Hamper Appeal to Latino Voters

This 2020 Presidential Forecast Says Trump Faces Historic Defeat Due to Terrible Economy

Battered California Republicans See Hope in Rare House Win

Biden Hires Chávez Granddaughter to Help on Latino Outreach

Billions in COVID Aid Will Go to Farms. But Farmers Say It’s Not Enough.

COVID-19 Shreds the Huron Lettuce Harvest. Are Melons Next?

Guardian of Monarch Butterfly Grounds Eulogized in Mexico

High Anxiety: Proposed US Hemp Rules Worry Industry

How Is State Center First Spending $485 Million Bond? Look to Madera.

Fresno Unemployment Creeps Up. State Maintains Record Low.

Ag Giant Wonderful Sues Fresno County Over Assemi Nut Plant

668,000 Will Lose Food Stamp Benefits Under New Work Rules

Remembering Marvin Meyers, a Giant of Ag and Education

California Will Sue Feds over State Water Project Rules

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