Agriculture

Minna Eshleman ran the Minnewawa Ranch and was a pioneer in her scientific approach to agriculture.

A honeybee research organization estimates as many as 1.6 million hives - more than half the country’s cultivated honeybee population - died off this past winter.

The Williamson Act costs a lot of money with little results. Supervisor Garry Bredefeld said he is going to be looking at the program this budget season.

“We’re here to do two things: One, to honor Cesar Chavez and his legacy. But number two is to recognize the workers, the immigrant workers, that contribute so much to our economy.”

California’s nation-leading agriculture industry pumps more than 180 million pounds of pesticides into fields each year. Now, a notification system will alert residents when some of those pesticides are applied near homes and schools.

From horse racing to movie stars, the Balfe Ranch is an important part of the history of the Clovis area.

A bank is suing large San Joaquin Valley grower John Vidovich for more than $105 million in allegedly defaulted loans and is demanding the foreclosure and sale of large swaths of farmland, solar sites, a nut-hulling facility and the SunnyGem almond processing plant in Wasco.

As AI continues to grow, experts say that the wine industry is proof that businesses can integrate the technology efficiently to supplement labor without displacing a workforce.

This ranch once claimed to produce 10 percent of the world's supply of canned peaches.

Built to meet the needs of local farmers, the Caterpillar tractor revolutionized agriculture, construction and even the military battlefield.