USDA’s Economic Research Service reports most values of cotton, dairy and specialty crops are produced on large-scale family farms, according to 2020 data. USDA defines a family farm as one in which the principal operator and related family own the majority of the assets used in the operation. Large-scale family farms have an annual gross…… MORE
Fresno Double Murder Suspect Now In Custody in Los Angeles County
(KMJ) – A Fresno man sought for in the murder of his mother and grandfather is taken into custody in Southern California. Here are the details, as released by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office: On the night of January 15th, officers with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Van Nuys Patrol Division arrested 25-year-old Rahmad Kerel…… MORE
EPA Pesticide Policy May Limit New Chemistries
The Environmental Protection Agency is reversing decades of practice in an attempt to further the Agency’s compliance with the Endangered Species Act when evaluating new pesticides and ingredients. In the new policy, EPA will evaluate the potential effects of each new active ingredient on federally threatened or endangered species and their designated critical habitats before…… MORE
Reward Now $5000 For Tips Leading To Arrest of Fresno Transient Accused of Killing Mother, Grandfather
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The reward has been increased for the arrest of a man suspected of killing his mother and grandfather in Southeast Fresno. Investigators believe on January 6, 2022, 25-year-old Rahmad Parke killed his 58-year-old motherMelba Abdelaziz and 90-year-old grandfather Mel Abdelaziz at a home on Tulare by Peach. Speaking during a news…… MORE
Farm Tractor & Combine Sales Climb
Nearly 360,000 total tractors and combines left dealer lots in 2021 in North America. U.S. and Canadian unit sales of ag tractors and combines finished 2021 with gains of more than 10% in nearly every segment in both countries. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers released the data this week that shows U.S. total farm tractor…… MORE
Doctor Accused in Deadly Hit-And-Run Keeps His Medical License
(KMJ) – A Fresno County Superior Court Judge denies a request by the Medical Board of California to restrict the medical license of a Northern California cardiologist accused in a fatal Valley hit-and-run. Thursday, a judge sided with the attorney for 68-year-old James Comazzi and his argument that, thus far, nothing has been proven against…… MORE
USDA Expands Climate-Smart Practices
The Department of Agriculture is providing a $9 million investment in new Cooperative Extension and USDA Climate Hubs partnerships. The investment seeks to bolster climate research and connect and share climate-smart solutions directly with the agricultural community. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the partnerships “will strengthen climate research efforts and accelerate the development, adoption and…… MORE
Supporting Existing Pesticide Law
CropLife America joined more than 350 organizations engaged with pesticide products in a letter sent to Congress affirming their support for the current pesticide regulatory system. The letter is in response to legislation that would undermine the science-based standards in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. “This legislation undermines the work of the EPA’s…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Visits Kern County Speaking About His Universal Healthcare Proposal
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KMJ/KBAK/KBFX) — Governor Gavin Newsom visited a health clinic in Kern County Tuesday to highlight his proposal in the California Blueprint to increase health care affordability, and expand access to Medi-Cal coverage to all Californians, regardless of immigration status. Newsom announced the state’s proposed plan for universal healthcare yesterday during the state budget…… MORE
Farm Bureau Campaigning Against WOTUS Changes
American Farm Bureau successfully campaigned last year against changes to the stepped-up basis provision in estate tax law. Now, Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall asked members to put that same energy level into the Biden administration’s proposed changes to the Trump Waters of the United States rule. The administration wants to go back to an…… MORE
