Agriculture
Tatami named Fresno County Farm Bureau president
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- Published on 10/05/2012 - 1:59 pm
- Written by Business Journal Staff
The Fresno County Farm bureau has elected and installed its 2012-13 officers including new president Ken Tatami of Reedley.
Local growers highlight GMO food fight
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- Published on 10/05/2012 - 1:34 pm
- Written by Ben Keller
Many of the fruits and vegetables we eat have transformed in one way or another over the last few hundred years. Today, using science, those transformations can take place in a matter of weeks.
UC Davis to honor farm bureau president
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- Published on 09/27/2012 - 10:32 am
- Written by Business Journal staff
Fresno County Farm Bureau President Brian Pacheco will be honored by UC Davis on Oct. 5 for his ongoing contributions to his alma mater.
More than 400,000 marijuana plants removed from Valley farms
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- Published on 09/26/2012 - 2:36 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
More than 400,000 marijuana plants with a street value of more than $1,000 to $2,000 each have been removed from Central Valley farms since March, officials of the U.S. Department of Justice and sheriff’s deputies reported at a Fresno press conference on Sept. 26.
Fresno County crop values hit $6.9B in 2011
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- Published on 09/25/2012 - 12:16 pm
- Written by Business Journal Staff
Fresno County gross crop values reached $6.9 billion in 2011, according to the just released and much awaited annual crop report.
Fresno County votes to maintain Williamson Act
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- Published on 09/19/2012 - 1:28 pm
- Written by Business Journal Staff
Fresno County supervisors voted Sept. 18 to maintain full tax benefits to farmers who commit to keeping their lands in agriculture.
Fresno company recalls cantaloupes
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- Published on 09/13/2012 - 11:07 am
- Written by Business Journal staff
Fresno company DFI Marketing is recalling approximately 28,000 cartons of cantaloupe that could be contaminated with salmonella.
Orange industry ready for production rise
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- Published on 09/13/2012 - 9:22 am
- Written by Business Journal Staff
The California Department of Food and Agriculture reports that navel orange production will be up from last year with an estimated 93 million cartons produced statewide.
USDA buying meat again from Calif. slaughterhouse
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- Published on 09/11/2012 - 11:51 am
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is buying meat again from a Central California slaughterhouse that's been at the center of an animal cruelty investigation.
Safety seminar set for Sept. 27
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- Published on 09/10/2012 - 1:56 pm
- Written by Business Journal Staff
