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Small farmers in the Central Valley operate on thin margins even in good years, and now they are also grappling with drought, wildfire and the recovery from market disruptions that were caused by the pandemic. To get a better sense of how family farms are weathering these challenges, Valley Edition …
Read More »Rat poison from marijuana farms is harming federally threatened northern spotted owls, study finds
The northern spotted owl has had many adversaries. Three decades ago it was loggers, whose forays into the remote forests of the Pacific Northwest threatened the shy creatures, which have … Click to Continue »
Read More »A growing problem: Lightening the carbon footprint of cannabis farms
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Consider a typical cannabis farmer, growing an indoor crop. In a protected, controlled environment, they can grow a profitable mix of high-potency, medicinal marijuana and any … Click to Continue »
Read More »Small fire erupts at Foster Farms in Delhi
A small fire erupted at about 11:10 a.m. at the Foster Farms facility on Collier Road in Delhi on Sunday Oct. 1, 2017, according to Merced County-CalFire officials. Machinery caught on fire and was put out shortly after. No injuries were reported. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Machinery at Delhi Foster Farms facility catches fire
A small fire erupted at the Foster Farms facility in Delhi before noon on Sunday, Merced County-CalFire officials reported. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Foster Farms employee’s protest for better wages, affordable insurance, new contract
Employees at the Foster Farms Livingston chicken plant protested on Thursday, April 27, 2017, for better wages, affordable insurance and a new labor union contract. (Monica Velez/mvelez@mercedsun-star.com) … Click to Continue »
Read More »Foster Farms employees protest for better wages, affordable insurance, new contract
Dozens of Foster Farms employees took to streets outside the Livingston plant early Wednesday, holding signs and chanting to gather support for better wages and an improved labor union contract. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Foster Farms prepares for possible picketing at Livingston chicken plant
Fencing has gone up at the massive Foster Farms chicken plant in the event of picketing related to labor negotiations. The company and the United Farm Workers have been discussing … Click to Continue »
Read More »Despite abundant farms, some in Valley struggle to find fresh food
It might come as a surprise that, in a region where agriculture is so prevalent, many people in the San Joaquin Valley cannot afford fresh, quality produce or live too … Click to Continue »
Read More »California water plan seeks more saving by cities, not farms
A new conservation master plan for California’s dry future for the first time would set custom water budgets for cities based on their climates and other local conditions, but farm … Click to Continue »
Read More »Foster Farms names new leader
Foster Farms announced Wednesday that Laura Flanagan, a leader at ConAgra Foods, will become its next president and chief executive officer. Flanagan 48, will take over Aug. 29 from Ron … Click to Continue »
Read More »Riverdance Farms has annual festival filled with berries, activities music and art
Riverdance Farm has its 12th Pick and Gather Festival Local artists, musicians, food and crafts featured While cherries and strawberries were all gone, there were locally grown blueberries … Click to Continue »
Read More »Livingston festival returns to Riverdance Farms
The 12th annual event offers live music, and visitors can pick fruit The grounds are also open for campers Activities planned in and around Merced River too … Click to Continue »
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