A recent poll asked farmers where they plan to cut costs. Equipment purchases topped the list, but farmers also plan to scale back on fertilizer rates, use more generic products and reduce tillage or field passes. The theme that consumed the crops side of agriculture in 2024 was this: tighter margins with producers from coast…… MORE
Sex Offender Nabbed After Motorcycle Chase
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A local sex offender is back behind bars after failing to elude Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies. Around 12:30 pm on Thursday, a deputy on patrol near W. Dudley and N. Marks Ave. attempted to stop a motorcycle that did not have a visible license plate. The rider, later identified as 56 year…… MORE
California Legislature Approves $2.5 Billion for State Response to LA-Area Fires
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from recent deadly wildfires under a relief package approved Thursday by state lawmakers. Both Democrats and Republicans supported the bills, and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to sign the package later Thursday. The proposals include $2.5 billion for the state’s…… MORE
Elderly Woman Dies After Being Hit by DUI Suspect: Fresno Police
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A woman has died after she was hit by a suspected DUI driver in southeast Fresno on Wednesday night. The crash happened just before 6 pm in the area of Chestnut and Hamilton avenues. Fresno police say a 98-year-old woman and an 82-year-old man were crossing the street when they were…… MORE
The Ag Center Commodity Report for the Almond & Tomato Markets Thursday, January 23
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“Unprecedented” Numbers Coming Into Community Health Emergency Rooms
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Community Regional Medical Center and Clovis Community Hospital are experiencing an “unprecedented” number of patients in their emergency rooms. “The volume of patients is similar, actually more than when we took care of patients during COVID times,” emergency medicine physician/chief emergency medicine at UCSF Fresno, Dr. Danielle Campagne said. “The nice…… MORE
Fresno State Replaces Decades-old Equipment With New Central Utility Plant
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Most students on the Fresno State campus may never see what’s inside the campus’s new utility plant, but they’ll benefit from what it’s producing. “People might not realize that this happened. When they feel the cool breeze or feel the warmth, they will realize we have this energy that is sustainable…… MORE
Cargill To Pay Millions to Settle Lawsuit
Cargill has agreed to pay $32.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses the meatpacking giant of conspiring with other companies to artificially raise the price of turkeys. The deal was filed in the Northern Illinois U.S. District Court and still needs to be approved by the court. The lawsuit accused Cargill and…… MORE
Ten Percent Tariff Coming on Chinese Imports
President Donald Trump is taking aim at China and the European Union with tariff threats. That’s after putting Canada and Mexico in the bullseye on day one. Bloomberg says that White House officials are discussing a ten percent tariff on China, based on the fact they’re sending fentanyl to the U.S. through Mexico and Canada.…… MORE
Hughes Fire Erupts Near Lake Castaic and Grapevine in LA County
LOS ANGELES — A brush fire erupted amid powerful winds Wednesday afternoon in the Castaic area in the northwest region of Los Angeles County, spreading quickly to more than 500 acres near the freeway, officials said. Los Angeles County fire crews were responding to the so-called Hughes Fire burning in the area of Lake Hughes Road.…… MORE
