This is a portion of a news release from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service on California’s grape crush. The 2020 crush totaled 3,542,038 tons, down 13.9% from the 2019 crush of 4,115,413 tons. Red wine varieties accounted for the largest share of all grapes crushed, at 1,813,964 tons, down 15.9% from 2019. White wine…… MORE
Fresno Woman Rearrested In Ongoing Child Sex Abuse Case
(Photo courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Sex Crime Detectives rearrest a Fresno woman for her part in an alleged child sexual abuse case. This all stems from a case where 36-year-old Jill Cox (pictured above), her husband Brent Cox, and his girlfriend, 38-year-old Tammy Schreiner, reportedly groomed Schreiner’s 12-year-old daughter…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Visits Fresno Fairgrounds to Update Vaccine Plans, Protestors Chant at Gate
FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) — Governor Gavin Newsom was in Fresno Wednesday morning to provide an update on COVID-19 and a new vaccine distribution site in the Central Valley. The news conference was held at the Fresno Fairgrounds. While the governor was speaking inside, protesters outside the gates chanted “Recall Gavin” and “Recall Newsom.”…… MORE
Cressman’s General Store Covered in Graffiti and Garbage
(Photo courtesy: Cressman’s General Store Instagram) (KMJ) – The iconic Cressman’s General Store was destroyed by the Creek Fire back in September. Now, just as its owners are working to rebuild the iconic business that sits at the the four-lane, it is hit by vandals. Photos posted on the store’s Instagram page show graffiti on…… MORE
Hemp Checkoff Survey Results
Hemp industry stakeholders released survey results regarding industry attitudes towards a hemp checkoff program. The overall survey results show that nearly eight out of every ten farmers and processors support the checkoff program for research, promotion, and consumer education. More than 60% of farmers and processors support being assessed to fund a program. The…… MORE
World Ag Expo Online Opens
The virtual World Ag Expo runs from Tuesday through Thursday. According to organizers, exhibitors and show staff started working to create the online trade show back in October. Visitors to the online event will be able to chat directly with exhibitors through a live text chat system in the platform, as well as view seminars,…… MORE
Historic Intruder Heading to Castle Air Museum
(Photo Courtesy: Castle Air Museum) (KMJ) – Atwater’s Castle Air Museum is about to add a new piece to its collection of historic aircraft. The North Valley site is partnering with the Pima Air Museum in Tuscon, Arizona to bring a Grumman A-6E Intruder to the region. The aircraft, numbered 159579, is the next to last…… MORE
Turning Food Waste Into Plant Food
The California Farm Bureau Federation is posting on its website that fermented food waste could be used to deliver beneficial bacteria to food plants. University of California, Riverside researchers have discovered that beneficial microbes on crops can greatly multiply when food waste is added to plant-growing systems in a greenhouse. Researchers believe that fermented food…… MORE
USDA Extends Signup for Conservation Reserve Program
The USDA is extending the general signup period for the Conservation Reserve Program, which was supposed to end on February 12. USDA will continue to accept offers as it takes the opportunity for the incoming Administration to evaluate ways to increase enrollment. Under the previous Administration, incentives and rental payment rates were reduced, which…… MORE
Deadline Pushed Back; Cost Pushed Up for State’s High Speed Rail
(KMJ) – The state is again pushing back the deadline and raising the cost for its high-speed rail project. This time it is asking the Biden administration for a one-year extension on completing construction on a section of track in the Central Valley. Brian Kelly, the project’s chief executive officer, detailed delays and cost changes…… MORE
