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Read More »Emergency Funds Help Small Farms Grapple With Drought and Pandemic
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 »‘It’s Just Really Tough To Make It Now’ – Small Farmers Worry Hotter Weather Will Damage Their Crops
Pete Oliver likes to say that his small green Army jeep is older than he is, and he’s 76. But it still runs well after a few starts, and he uses it to drive around his small farm west of downtown Fresno. On this day, he takes the jeep out …
Read More »Take One Small Step To Help Our Divided Country Reconnect
T ake a minute and think back to the last time you really listened to someone whose political opinions were very different from your own. Was it a few weeks ago, a few months ago, was it ever? Valley Public Radio and the public history project StoryCorps are inviting you …
Read More »Processing The Pandemic: A Hip Hop Dance Teacher Slows Down And Pays Attention To The Small Things
How do we make sense of the magnitude of this pandemic? We each have our own way of navigating through it. As part of a new series looking at how we process this extraordinary time, FM89’s News Director Alice Daniel produced this audio postcard from her conversation with Debra McCoy, …
Read More »In Many Small Towns, Everyone Seems To Know Someone With COVID-19 – Virus Update For Nov. 13
After many weeks of holding steady, COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise, not just in other parts of the country, but also statewide and here in the Valley. Daily new cases are at the highest they’ve been since early September, case rates and positivity rates are increasing, and …
Read More »Advice For Small Businesses From Local Small Business Development Centers
As businesses throughout the Valley struggle due to COVID-19, many small businesses and entrepreneurs are turning to their local Small Business Development Centers, or SBDCs, for help accessing capital and reimagining their business models. Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with Rich Mostert, director of the Valley Community SBDC and …
Read More »How Two Small Businesses In The Valley Are Adapting To COVID-19
Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with the owners of two local businesses to find out how they are adapting their business models in light of COVID-19. She interviewed the owner of COIL Yoga, Katie Flinn, who switched her classes to online and permanently closed her Fresno studio in May. …
Read More »Small Farmers In Fresno County Discuss The Challenges Of Operating During A Pandemic
Small farms are at the heart of the San Joaquin Valley’s rich agricultural industry, but the challenges facing these operations are numerous. Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock checked-in with three Fresno County farmers about the most recent obstacle they are facing: COVID-19. She spoke with grape and raisin farmer Steven …
Read More »Huron Mayor Rey León On Leading A Small Town Through A Pandemic
The population of Huron, California, a rural town in southwest Fresno County, more than doubles during harvest season with an influx of migrant farm workers. FM89’s Kathleen Schock spoke with the city’s mayor, Rey León , about how the coronavirus is affecting this population and what it’s like to lead …
Read More »As Groundwater Law Plows Forward, Small Farmers Seek More Engagement
Dennis Hutson’s rows of alfalfa, melons, okra and black-eyed peas are an oasis of green in the dry terrain of Allensworth, an unincorporated community in rural Tulare County. Hutson, currently cultivating on 60 acres, has a vision for many more fields bustling with jobs. “This community will forever be impoverished …
Read More »Ferguson Fire Disaster Assistance Available to Small Businesses
SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to California Small Businesses Economically Impacted by the Ferguson Fire.
Read More »Los Banos woman killed in crash that injured small children, CHP syas
A woman was killed and two small children suffered “major” injuries in a solo vehicle accident in a rural part of Merced County south of Los Banos, the California Highway … Click to Continue »
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