The Senate Commerce Committee supports passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act. According to the the National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council, that committee support calls for action to address shipping supply chain challenges. Jim Mulhern, President and CEO of National Milk Producers Federation says, “Export supply chain issues continue to…… MORE
Madeleine Albright, 1st Female US Secretary of State, Dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84. President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top diplomat in 1996, and she served in that capacity for the last four years of the Clinton administration. She had previously been Clinton’s ambassador…… MORE
Farmer Share Of Food Dollar Increases
The farm share of the food dollar increased one cent in 2020, according to new data from USDA’s Economic Research Service. On average, U.S. farmers received 16 cents for farm commodity sales from each consumer dollar spent on domestically produced food in 2020, up from a revised 15 cents in 2019. Known as the farm…… MORE
National Ag Day
Today is National Ag Day, celebrating American agriculture. In his proclamation of National Ag Day, President Joe Biden writes, “I call upon all Americans to join me in recognizing and reaffirming our commitment to and appreciation” of American agriculture. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers is highlighting the technology and innovation in agriculture on the National…… MORE
Suspects Accused of Assaulting and Robbing Pregnant Woman in Clovis
(KMJ) – Clovis Police make a pair of arrests after a pregnant woman was assaulted and robbed at gas station in the city of Clovis. Here are the details, as released by Clovis Police: Monday morning, Detectives arrested two suspects who robbed a pregnant woman at Nees and Willow on March 18, 2022. That is…… MORE
Drought Will Continue In The West
A severe drought has gripped western parts of the U.S. since the middle of 2020. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says drought will likely persist or worsen in the spring due to above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation. NOAA’s spring outlook says dry conditions will likely heighten the risk of wildfires across the Southwest and…… MORE
Fresno Teen Killed In Crash Reportedly Caused by Drunk Driver
(KMJ) – A 17-year-old is killed in a crash Friday night in Fresno by a man the CHP says was driving under the influence. The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. 25-year-old Michael Mendoza was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe north on Marks Avenue but failed to stop for the posted stop…… MORE
Tip Helps Take Down Bird Fighting Ring in Tulare County
(KMJ) – A tip about a cockfighting ring near Woodville helps Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies seize several fighting birds and make three arrests. Around 1 p.m. Sunday, the Sheriff’s Office raided an orchard near the Woodville Labor Camp off of Road 192 and Avenue 160, west of the city of Porterville. Deputies say several vehicles…… MORE
Farmers & Cities in California See State Water Deliveries Cut Due to Drought
(AP) – California’s urban water users and farmers who rely on supplies from state reservoirs will get less than planned this year. State water officials said Friday they’ll only give 5% of requested water supplies to contractors of the State Water Project, which provides water for 27 million people and a swath of farmland. That’s…… MORE
Clean Water Act Possible Impact on Farming
A new report from the Environmental Integrity Project calls for eliminating agricultural exemptions for the Clean Water Act. They want the Act fixed because it’s missed the original goal of getting 100% of American waters fishable and swimmable by 1983. DTN says farmers and ranchers have had many of their practices exempted from the CWA,…… MORE
