Bayer is expanding its vegetable seeds offerings under the Bayer umbrella to include organically produced seed.The launch will focus on certified organic production in three key crops for the greenhouse and glasshouse market, including tomato, sweet pepper and cucumber.These will be followed by tomato rootstock varieties in 2023.Bayer’s expanded portfolio is in direct response to…… MORE
Homicide Investigation Follows Shooting in Tranquility
(Photo courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office has yet to make any arrests following a fatal shooting Wednesday afternoon in the town of Tranquility. Here are the details shared in a news release from the Sheriff’s Office: At 1:40 pm on Wednesday, dispatchers with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office…… MORE
Judge Plans to Re-Sentence Scott Peterson to Life This Fall
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) – A California judge says she plans to re-sentence Scott Peterson to life in prison this fall in the 2002 murders of his wife and unborn son. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo said Wednesday that she wants to sentence Peterson in November before deciding whether he deserves a…… MORE
California Struggles to Conserve Water Amid Historic Drought
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Tulare County Fire Says “No Thanks” to Unsolicited Donations
(Photo courtesy: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks) (KMJ) – South Valley Fire Officials are asking you to be selective if you wish to assist in the battle against a pair of wildfires. Although donations are appreciated, the Tulare County Fire Department says unsolicited donations to firefighters battling the KNP Complex Fire and Windy…… MORE
Real Christmas Tree Outlook
Christmas tree growers are overcoming logistical challenges of COVID-19 and a heatwave in the Pacific Northwest to provide enough trees for this year’s demand. After close evaluation and making tree-by-tree decisions, growers expect to supply the same overall number of real Christmas trees to the marketplace this season as they had planned before the…… MORE
Disney Production Delayed as Delta Variant Spreads
Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek said on Tuesday the resurgence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus was delaying production of some of its titles. Shares in the company, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic as theme parks and movie theaters were forced to shut down, fell about 3%…… MORE
Visalia Child Predator Gets 25-to-Life in Prison
(KMJ) The Tulare County Superior Court sentenced Dennis Saenz Moreno to 25 years-to-life in prison for child molestation. Moreno, 69, pleaded no contest to two counts of sexual penetration with a child 10 years old or younger and four counts of lewd acts upon a child under the age of fourteen. All crimes involved substantial sexual conduct. Each count…… MORE
Ag Labor Concerns Continue
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled against the Democrats’ plan to provide eight million green cards as a part of their $3.5 trillion spending bill. The Hill says that decision makes getting immigration reform to President Biden’s desk that much harder. MacDonough’s guidance all but closes the door on Democrats’ chances to be able to…… MORE
Pfizer: COVID Vaccine Works in Kids Ages 5-11
Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters. The vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech already is available for anyone 12 and older. But with kids…… MORE
