Cover crops are an increasingly popular management practice among many U.S. farmers. The goal is to provide seasonal living cover between their primary commodity cash crops. Farmers plant those cover crops in the fall to provide winter cover for soil that otherwise would be bare. The USDA’s Agricultural Resource Management Survey says over the past…… MORE
Californians Cope With More Rain, Snow, Flooding And Outages
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians grappled with flooding and mudslides Monday as the latest in a series of powerful storms walloped the state, shuttering schools, toppling trees and leaving tens of thousands without power. Evacuation orders were issued in Santa Cruz County for residents living near rapidly rising rivers and creeks. The San Lorenzo River…… MORE
Emergency Zero-Dollar Bail for Fresno County Rescinded, Fresno Police Chief Responds
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County Superior Court has decided to rescind the Emergency Zero-Dollar Bail. This rule meant all misdemeanors and felony offenses were set at $0, except for several offenses listed on the Emergency Bail Schedule. According to a notice sent out by the Superior Court of California of Fresno County, the rule…… MORE
Governor Declares State of Emergency As California Prepares For Flooding
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A major winter storm approached California on Wednesday causing crews to rush to clear storm drains in preparation for flooding and strong winds, as parts of the Midwest dealt with snow, ice or tornadoes, and the South recovered from severe weather overnight. California officials asked drivers to stay off the roads…… MORE
Best of CES 2023: Electric Skates, Pet Tech And AI For Birds
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tech companies of all sizes are showing off their latest products at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show. The show is getting back to normal after going completely virtual in 2021 and seeing a significant drop in 2022 attendance because of the pandemic. Exhibitors range from big names including…… MORE
Proud Boys Go To Trial On Sedition As Jan. 6 Probe Heats Up
WASHINGTON (AP) — As members of the Proud Boys extremist group stormed past police lines and swarmed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, their leader cheered them on from afar, prosecutors say. “Do what must be done,” Enrique Tarrio wrote on social media. “So what do we do now?” someone asked later that day in…… MORE
Rick Singer, College Scam Mastermind, Set To Be Sentenced
BOSTON (AP) — The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal is set to be sentenced on Wednesday after helping authorities secure the convictions of a slew of wealthy parents involved in his scheme to rig the selection process at top-tier schools. Federal prosecutors are asking for six years behind bars for Rick Singer,…… MORE
Farmer Outlook Rebounds
Producer sentiment improved sharply in December as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index reading of 126 was 24 points higher than a month earlier. Although U.S. farmers were more positive regarding both the current situation and the future, the biggest improvement was in their assessment of current conditions. The Current Conditions Index reached…… MORE
DWR’s First Snow Survey of 2023 Shows 177% Average For This Date
(KMJ) – The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the first Phillips Station snow survey of the season on Tuesday. The survey found that the average is 177% for this date. Snowpack across the Sierra Nevada now measures 174% of average for this time of year. While that total is good, it’s just 64%…… MORE
Body Of 86-year-old Ulysses Carr Found 5 Miles From Home, After 39 Day Search
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The body of 86-year-old Ulysses Carr has been found –five miles away from his house after more than a month of searching. Carr went missing November 25, 2022 after leaving his home in Southwest Fresno. He had gone on one of his regular walks and was last seen around 8:00 a.m.…… MORE
