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West High Agriculture Mechanics Shop Building Breaks Ground
04/11/2025The project to build a 8,200 square foot shop facility for the West High agriculture department began when a student asked "Where can I learn to weld?"
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Bird Flu Behind Cow and Poultry Ban at AgFest
04/10/2025AgFest is fast approaching and is still working out compliance with a state Department of Food and Agriculture ban on display of poultry and dairy cows as a response to the surge in bird flu infections.
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California stands as America’s agricultural powerhouse, growing half of its fruits and vegetables. Here’s how California farming has shaped the state, from the early missions to today’s “factories in the field.”
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On Jan. 28, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced an update to the State Water Project allocation forecast for 2025. Original article published at Rancho Cordova Independent
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IF YOU HAVE tried to bake a cake recently, you might have had a hard time finding eggs. The empty shelves are a sign of the devastating impact of avian influenza, H5N1 or HPAI, on commercial poultry flocks in California.The …
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California may have more than a million fighting birds, according to the Center for a Humane Economy.
“This is a local story about a global issue, the future of water. In a three-part series of field reports and podcasts, Bay City News reporter Ruth Dusseault looks at the tunnel’s stakeholders, its engineering challenges, and explores the preindustrial …
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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY’S output of agriculture products declined last year as grapes, milk, almonds and cherries fell in value, according to new data. Released last month, the San Joaquin County Crop Report, a yearly economic data study that measures sales, …
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The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors has unanimously adopted a resolution to ratify and continue a proclamation of local emergency for the migration of beet leafhoppers in the county and for the presence of the beet curly top virus …
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The California Garlic Festival is leaving Stockton and headed to the Merced County fairgrounds this summer.
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The 38th San Joaquin Asparagus Festival will be returning to Stockton this month for three days.
The state is considering zeroing out funds for CalWORKS family stabilization and job subsidy programs to help balance the budget.
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