By Craig W. Anderson California’s winegrape industry has an imbalance in supply and demand for wine and to correct this a leading California wine marketing association says the state needs

By Vicky Boyd Dave SimpsoN and his wife, Sandy, were in New Mexico visiting their son in August when the alarm company called about a motion detector being tripped in

By Vicky Boyd Pacific Gas & Electric’s plan to build a new high-voltage line from Lockeford to Lodi has angered residents and growers along the proposed route who vented their

By Craig W. Anderson Jacob “Jake” Samuel, a San Joaquin Farm Bureau farmer and board member received the Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award at the 105th California Farm Bureau’s

By Vicky Boyd Legislation that bans manufacturers from selling new small gas-powered off-road engines in the state after Dec. 31 targets the lawn maintenance industry, but it also could spill

By Craig W. Anderson Originally called the Golden State Logistical Hub by developer Mike Sandhu, the plan has been resurrected as the Pacific Gateway Project, but the battle to stop

By Craig W. Anderson At harvest time, the San Joaquin Farm Bureau News takes a look at what’s been happening in agriculture before the year’s end from the experts on

By Vicky Boyd Despite the prolonged drought and last summer’s late heat wave, the county’s overall gross agricultural production value grew to more than $3.24 billion in 2022, a 1.6%