TULARE, CA (KMJ) – Tulare County launches debris removal programfor residents impacted by flooding. Tulare County, in partnership with CalOES and FEMA, has established a debris removal program for residents impacted by the recent March flooding events. Residents are encouraged to place any debris related to the recent flooding events curbside at the edge of…… MORE
Biden Asked to Intervene in West Coast Port Labor Talks
A large coalition of agriculture and business groups asked President Joe Biden to intervene in the west coast port labor negotiations. In a letter signed by the groups, including the American Farm Bureau Federation, they say, “It is imperative that the administration work with the parties to quickly reach a new agreement and ensure there…… MORE
Gavin’s Law Moves Forward, Passing Out of Assembly Public Safety Committee
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – ‘Gavin’s Law passed out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. The committee heard powerful testimony from Rita Gladding, Gavin’s mother, and Mike Osegueda, whose sister Courtney Osegueda was killed in a hit-and-run crash in February 2021 in Oakland. With the votes cast, the bill was left one vote short…… MORE
California Farmers Flood Fields To Boost Groundwater Basin
(AP) – A field that has long grown tomatoes, peppers and onions now looks like a wind-whipped ocean as farmer Don Cameron seeks to capture the runoff from a freakishly wet year in California to replenish the groundwater basin that is his only source to water his crops. Taking some tomatoes out of production for…… MORE
Food Prices Drop Slightly
The Food Price Index averaged 129.8 points in February 2023, down 0.6% from January and continuing the downward trend for the eleventh-consecutive month. As of February, the index has dropped 30 points from the peak it reached in March 2022. The marginal decline in February reflected significant drops in the price indices of vegetable oils…… MORE
Much Of West Coast Faces Ban To Fish Salmon Amid Low Stocks
SAN DIEGO (AP) — As drought dried up rivers that carry California’s newly hatched Chinook salmon to the ocean, state officials in recent years resorted to loading up the fish by the millions onto trucks and barges to take them to the Pacific. The surreal and desperate scramble boosted the survival rate of the hatchery-raised…… MORE
Man Arrested After An Intentional Deadly Hit-and Run In Del Rey
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — A man is now facing murder charges after deputies say he struck another man with his vehicle intentionally in Del Rey. According to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, 48-year-old Jaime Loza was hit by an SUV back on March 16, near Carmel and Morro Avenues. When crews arrives, Lazo was…… MORE
Coalition Wants More Help For Businesses in Farm Bill
An agriculture-focused coalition is asking the House and Senate Agriculture Committees for dedicated funding for business technical assistance and farm viability in the upcoming Farm Bill. American Farmland Trust, the Agricultural Viability Alliance, and a national coalition of agricultural organizations, service providers, nonprofits, businesses, lending institutions, and government entities made the request in a letter…… MORE
California May Punish Oil Companies For High Gas Prices
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday will vote on whether to allow penalties on oil companies for price gouging at the pump, a first-in-the-country proposal aimed at stopping the kind of spikes last summer that caused some drivers pay up to $8 per gallon as the industry reaped super-sized profits. Gov. Gavin Newsom,…… MORE
Agriculture Fuels The Economy
As part of the National Ag Day Celebration this week, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture released its annual Feeding the Economy Report. The data shows food and agriculture industries and their suppliers contribute over $8.6 trillion to the U.S. economy. NASDA CEO Ted McKinney says the report “proves our industry’s continued strength…… MORE
