
FFA programs survive despite disruption
By Craig W. Anderson San Joaquin County’s high school FFA programs remain diversified and popular despite coming off a difficult end to the school year given the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite
By Craig W. Anderson San Joaquin County’s high school FFA programs remain diversified and popular despite coming off a difficult end to the school year given the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite
The San Joaquin Farm Bureau recently announced the 2020 scholarship winners. Following are those receiving scholarships… SJFB Federation Scholarship Mohrgan Fry is a graduating senior from Lodi High
By Vicky Boyd Calling its move “right sizing,” the Sites Reservoir Authority recently decided to decrease the size of an off-stream water-storage project west of Maxwell after receiving input
What would have been good news in any other year for San Joaquin County dairy farmers in March became less of a blessing and more of a curse as the
By Vicky Boyd For the past several months, San Joaquin Farm Bureau leaders had been discussing possibly offering a suite of health and life insurance products as membership benefits.
By Vicky Boyd State regulations adopted in 2018 prohibit application of certain pesticides within 1/4 mile of a school or daycare between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays or
By Craig W. Anderson Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order allowing employees to apply for workers’ compensation if they contract the coronavirus with a presumption that it was
By Vicky Boyd For much of the week before the May 17-19 rain forecast, Linden cherry producer Ken Vogel anxiously watched weather reports and weather radar because he planned