Agriculture

The Farm Bill moved one step closer to enactment early this week, with the Conference Committee filing its report featuring the negotiated version of the bill. “The Farm Bill is America’s food bill, and the legislation we negotiated is designed to support our farmers and families, feed Americans, and increase our nation’s food security,” said…

After an extensive and thorough executive search, the Almond Alliance of California (AAC) has named Elaine Trevino as its new President and CEO. Local Merced…

By Joe Scoto & Breanne Ramos It’s no secret Merced County has a strong agriculture sector and because of that Merced County Farm Bureau was formed to ensure agriculture would remain viable long term. In 2017, we were able to continue that as we voiced our viewpoints on a number of issues throughout levels of government. At the federal…

Merced County will be the second county in California to offer SmartWater technology to members of the agricultural community to protect their equipment.