Producers Learn About Exporting

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…the Fresno Food Expo in March, or through the Center for International Trade Development. Click here for the Fresno Food Expo. Click here for the Center for International Trade Development….

Scholarships Available for High School Seniors

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Fresno, Tulare, Kings and Kern counties are encouraged to apply by January 18 to be considered. Two $10,000 scholarships will be awarded to students who attend a four-year university and…

Fresno Food Expo

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…Download Audio Report Registration is underway for the third annual Fresno Food Expo. It’s scheduled for March 14, 2013 at the Fresno Convention Center. Exhibitors have until February 15 to…

California Counties Named Disaster Areas

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…Disaster and Drought Assistance webpage by clicking here. Additional Counties Included: Alameda Alpine Butte Calaveras Contra Costa Fresno Glenn Imperial Inyo Kern Kings Lassen Madera Marin Mariposa Modoc Mono Nevada…

CFBF Welcomes Committee Appointments

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…joining Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno. In the previous Congress, California had three representatives among the 46 members of the Agriculture Committee. Wenger said he hopes the four Californians on the…

Breaking News: Judge Ends Pistachio Lawsuit

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A Fresno County Superior Court judge has ended a lawsuit filed by Primex Farms against the largest pistachio producer world-wide, Paramount Farms. The owners of Primex Farms say Paramount Farms…

Growing Berries With Less Water

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…of strawberries in Fresno County… some at 125-percent of normal, along with several other plots with as little as 50-percent of normal. The goal, to see how strawberries, blueberries and…

Cotton Plowdown in Fresno County

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Cotton growers in Fresno County are urged to complete their plowdown activities as soon as possible. Stalks must be shredded by a power-driven shredder that will effectively reduce stalks to…