BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — Kansas harvester Mike Keimig is growing increasingly anxious about whether the foreign seasonal workers he needs to run his nine combines and drive his grain trucks will arrive in time for the start of the winter wheat harvest, which is just weeks away. His regular crew...
Good News: Families 'Sleep with the Fishes' at Aquarium
Why would anyone who remembers classic lines from "The Godfather" want to "sleep with the fishes"? Here's why: Thanks to the folks at Monterey Bay Aquarium, you can do so without suffering the same outcome as the late, lamented, fictional Luca Brasi. Several times a year, the popular Cannery Row...
Good News for Groundwater Recharge: Irrigation Deliveries Extended
While many local growers have begun harvesting their crops, the Fresno Irrigation District will continue surface water deliveries past the scheduled Aug. 31 shutdown. Deliveries throughout the district now will end Sept. 15 with one exception: East side deliveries will end Sept. 30. Groundwater Sustainability Why is the district delivering...