As someone who was born and raised in the San Joaquin Valley, the economic and social values of agriculture are part of who I am. Accountability for our actions is part of our way of life. If you don’t work hard, you don’t get paid. It’s as simple as that....
Adam Gray: Never Apologize for Being a Farmer
As someone who was born and raised in the San Joaquin Valley, the economic and social values of agriculture are part of who I am. Accountability for our actions is part of our way of life. If you don’t work hard, you don’t get paid. It’s as simple as that....
Adam Gray: Never Apologize for Being a Farmer
As someone who was born and raised in the San Joaquin Valley, the economic and social values of agriculture are part of who I am. Accountability for our actions is part of our way of life. If you don’t work hard, you don’t get paid. It’s as simple as that....
Farmers' Loyalty to Trump Tested Over New Corn-Ethanol Rules
LACONA, Iowa — When President Donald Trump levied tariffs on China that scrambled global markets, farmer Randy Miller was willing to absorb the financial hit. Even as the soybeans in his fields about an hour south of Des Moines became less valuable, Miller saw long-term promise in Trump's efforts to...
Farmers' Loyalty to Trump Tested Over New Corn-Ethanol Rules
LACONA, Iowa — When President Donald Trump levied tariffs on China that scrambled global markets, farmer Randy Miller was willing to absorb the financial hit. Even as the soybeans in his fields about an hour south of Des Moines became less valuable, Miller saw long-term promise in Trump's efforts to...
Walters: Is a Recession on Our Horizon?
We live in volatile economic times, with global markets reacting moment by moment to the latest bits of data and the utterances of central bankers and politicians — even the tweets from the White House. California’s economy is much too big — the fifth largest in the world, we are...
Valley Is Diverse, Invisible, and Most Productive Ag Region in U.S.
California’s San Joaquin Valley is often dismissed as small and rural. To the contrary, it’s a massive area of farms, ranches, small towns, and growing cities, emblematic of the American West as a blend of Old West values and New West technology. It’s also historically distinctive as one of the...
Fresno-Clovis Keeps Healthy Streak Alive in June Job Data
The unemployment rate in the Fresno-Clovis area rose slightly in June but continued to show historically healthy job numbers, extending a record streak of rates less than 10%. The June unadjusted unemployment rate for Fresno County was 7.1%, higher than the 6.4% posted in May but a few ticks less...
In Trump Aid Package for Farmers, Many Blow Past Caps
MINNEAPOLIS — When President Donald Trump's administration announced a $12 billion aid package for farmers struggling under the financial strain of his trade dispute with China, the payments were capped. But many large farming operations had no trouble finding legal ways around them, records provided to The Associated Press under...
Sandra Witte, Dean of Fresno State's Jordan College, Retires
Sandra Witte, dean of Fresno State's Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, has announced her retirement from 38 years of service to the university. Witte's retirement was effective Monday. Dennis Nef, Fresno State vice provost, accepted a two-year appointment as the Jordan College dean, the university announced. Witte was...