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Les Wright oversees all of Fresno County’s crops. He’s the agricultural commissioner here. Often he’s meeting with growers and ranchers on their farms, but today he’s fielding calls from his Fresno office. The reason? He says farmers are busy doing office work because the rain means they can’t be in the fields. “Some are welcoming more rain, others aren’t,” Wright says. “I was talking to one of the major growers out on the Westside and they were trying to mud-in their onion seed because it was so wet.” For the most part Wright says all the rain the region’s received is positive, but rain falling at the wrong time can delay planting and harvest. For some crops really wet weather can increase the risk of mold and mildew. Wright says grains and tree crops like oranges, peaches and almonds are somewhat okay with the rain even though heavy drops can knock petals off flowering trees and create uneven fruit growth. He says the real issue comes with crops that are planted yearly. “I noticed on
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