Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack just announced that USDA will open enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program with higher payment rates, new incentives, and a more targeted focus on the program’s role in climate change mitigation. Additionally, USDA is announcing investments in partnerships to increase climate-smart agriculture, including $330 million in 85 Regional Conservation Partnership…… MORE
8-Year-Old Boy Killed By Blunt Force, 2 Guardians Arrested in City’s 26th Murder: Fresno Police
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police arrest the two guardians of an 8-year-old boy, who they say beat the child to death. On Saturday, police say they were called out to the 4600 block of E. Belgravia Ave. at 4:00 a.m. regarding an unresponsive child. Officers and medical personnel arrived on the scene and found…… MORE
Gov. Newsom’s Drought Emergency Water Declaration Skips Central Valley
FRESNO CA (KMJ) – Standing in a dried out bed of Lake Mendocino, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency for two Northern California counties on Wednesday, to the ire of Central Valley leaders. Newsom’s emergency drought declaration covered only two counties above San Francisco – Mendocino and Sonoma, and the Russian River watershed…… MORE
Judge: All homeless on LA’s Skid Row must be offered housing by the fall
[vemba-video id=”9d31493cc8f414c3da438c5f0bc05f6″] (CNN) — All homeless people living on Los Angeles’ Skid Row must be offered housing by October 18, a federal judge ordered Tuesday.The order comes in response to a federal lawsuit filed last year by several citizens, business owners, and community leaders who argue officials have failed to address the homeless crisis in…… MORE
USDA Releases Vegetable and Pulses Outlook
The Department of Agriculture recently released its April 2021 Vegetable and Pulses Outlook. Despite a continuing pandemic and weather-related events, USDA says the U.S. vegetable industry was able to overcome a myriad of obstacles and continue to supply consumers with an almost uninterrupted flow of vegetables and pulse crops. Assuming the impact of the…… MORE
Byron Williams
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office most wanted person of the week is: Byron Anthony Williams of Fresno. A judge has issued a bench warrant for failing to appear in court on charges of illegally carrying a loaded gun. A Fresno County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol in Prather found a parked vehicle that matched the description…… MORE
Senator Borgeas, Fresno County Leaders Write Letter Urging Gov. Newsom For Emergency Drought Declaration
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County has joined a coalition of Central Valley locations requesting a state-wide emergency drought declaration. Senator Andreas Borgeas is writing the letter, as he and other valley leaders are looking for Gov. Gavin Newsom to allow water to be rerouted to the Valley for agricultural use. …… MORE
Court Documents: Kristin Smart Once Buried in Suspect’s Backyard
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California college student missing for nearly 25 years was once buried in the backyard of the home owned by the murder suspect’s father, authorities said in a court document. The body of Kristin Smart, which has never been found, was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores, a prosecutor…… MORE
Ag Wildfire Insurance Coverage
The California Farm Bureau Federation is posting on its website that the state insurance commissioner wants to find out how well covered California farmers are with their insurance during wildfires. According to Farm Bureau, California farmers and ranchers are finding it increasing difficult to purchase wildfire insurance. The state insurance commissioner is directing insurance companies…… MORE
Strawberry Season Starts in Fresno County
The Fresno County Office of Tourism is announcing that Strawberry Stands are now open for business. Fifteen Strawberry Stands are part of the Fresno County Fruit Trail, along with additional farm stands and farmers market. Several farm stands and farmers markets featured on the Fresno County Fruit Trail are open year round. Seasonal farm stands and farmers markets are expected to…… MORE
