Agriculture

M. Theo Kearney died a bachelor with no heirs, and left his estate to the University of California.

Kearney helped jumpstart Fresno's development with the agricultural colony system. He was a raisin industry pioneer and left his considerable estate, including mansion and private park to the University of California.

If Prop 50 passes, Republican Congressman David Valadao, who has long represented one of the richest agricultural belts in the country, would be one of five Republicans whose seat could flip to Democratic control.

Coupled with exertion, extreme heat exposes agricultural workers to more health risks, including miscarriages, stillbirths, preterm births and low birth weight in infants.

Although Fresno is considered an economically distressed place, the city is pushing forward on economic challenges.

The ruling comes after a long-standing dispute between Grimmway Farms and the California Civil Rights Department.

The state Water Resources Control Board voted last week to move the Kern subbasin out from under its enforcement purview and back under oversight of the Department of Water Resources.

The funding will go to projects at Merced College and UC Merced.

This innovative development model began south of Fresno in 1875 and was quickly replicated throughout the region, leading to the growth of small, owner-occupied farms.

The new kitchen in downtown Merced offers a way to market imperfect produce through meals, salads, desserts, food boxes, and aguas frescas.