Tag: Agriculture

San Francisco is on the hook for half of our 40% unimpaired flows -  The California State Water Resource Control ...

Foster Farms is holding “on-the-spot” interviews for their busy season today. As Turlockers brace themselves for the upcoming holiday season, businesses ...

Two competing farmers’ market road closures requests put the City of Turlock in an awkward position. The Golden State Farmers’ ...

Authorities are calling for a quarantine on citrus plants due to a bug that carries a tree-killing disease being found ...

Public hearings will be held in Turlock and Denair on Wednesday to allow developers and the public to voice their ...

Turlock’s representative in the California State Senate, Senator Tom Berryhill (R-Twain Harte), recently requested that Governor Jerry Brown and the ...

History was made Thursday morning when the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority unanimously agreed to the terms of a water sales ...

After 35 years as a firefighter in the City of Turlock, Turlock Fire Chief Tim Lohman has announced that he ...

Senator Tom Berryhill (R-Twain Harte) expressed opposition to the State Assembly Bill 92, part of the recently passed $1 billion ...

The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor and Statistics released the November jobs report showing since of economic growth. Excluding farm labor, ...

In order to help deter walnut thieves, the Stanislaus County has declared walnut buying period will begin Nov. 4 and ...

Brooklyn Lowery, 17, is a young lady with many interests and an ambitious plan for her future. Recently she was selected ...

When you take that first sip of a 4-H Milkshake a few things may come to mind: America, down-home old ...

Amidst the smell of beer and deep fried everything at the Stanislaus County Fair yesterday was something on the sweeter ...

With summer here and the strawberries ripe, there are plenty of places for Turlockers to pick up the sweet, bright ...

As the economy recovers and demand for products increases, many local companies are looking to expand, according to Turlock Assistant ...

With summer nearing and the weather warming, corn stalks are growing. This corn, hugging Taylor Road near Berkeley Avenue, glows ...

The Turlock Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee hosted the 14th Annual Ag Scholarship Luncheon on Monday at the Stanislaus County ...

The Stanislaus County Fair has announced deadlines to sign up to compete in the Independent Junior Livestock category. Entry deadlines for ...

Packed with vitamin E, protein, magnesium, heart-healthy fiber and a tasty crunch, there is plenty to love about almonds. Turlock’s ...

The 2014 Farm Bill was signed into law Friday morning, representing the most significant farm policy reform in U.S. history. ...

A new tax to benefit Stanislaus County's dilapidated streets could be priority No. 1 for new Board of Supervisors Chairman ...

California Gov. Jerry Brown proposed the complete elimination of funding for the Agricultural Education Incentive Grant program last week as ...

A standing room only crowd packed the Turlock Irrigation District boardroom – and spilled outside of it – as water-starved ...

After 10 days spent shuttered, Foster Farms has reopened its Livingston poultry processing facility. The plant resumed normal operations Wednesday ...

The Turlock Irrigation District could soon introduce two new rate structures, intended to entice more big businesses to locate in ...

Following the driest calendar year in the State of California's recorded history, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) proclaimed a State of ...

Should rainfall be anything but torrential for the remainder of the year, TID farmers should expect to receive a bare-bones ...

Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc., announced plans Thursday morning to build a milk powder processing facility in Turlock, the company's third ...

Score another win for the good guys! A local hardware store has donated thousands of dollars of equipment to Turlock ...

Foster Farms will reopen its Livingston chicken processing plant tomorrow morning, three days after the U.S. Department of Agriculture shuttered ...

The Turlock High School Agricultural Education Department was the victim of yet another theft over the holiday break.

The Turlock High School Agricultural Education Department was recently the victim of its third theft this school year. This theft ...

With two months of the 2013-2014 water year in the books, rainfall is failing to keep up with historical averages. ...

The Turlock Irrigation District took the wraps off of its proposed 2014 budget Tuesday, projecting essentially flat spending and no ...

The Turlock Irrigation District expects to employ two fewer people next year and dip into reserves to balance its budget, ...

For 22 years, the Turlock Irrigation District has engaged in a cloud seeding program to maximize winter rainfall – and ...

After nearly four years of work, the Turlock Irrigation District expects to submit its draft application to relicense Don Pedro ...

U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) will represent Turlock's interests in hammering out the final version of this year's farm bill, ...

It's official: the 2013 Turlock Irrigation District season has come to an end. The shutdown started at 4 p.m. last ...

Three Foster Farms plants narrowly escaped closure last night, delivering the U.S. Department of Agriculture with plans to address a ...

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is ordering Foster Farms to clean up its act ...

Waiting for a sign that fall is finally here – other than the omnipresent pumpkin spice lattes, of course? Turlock's ...

Though some farmers have requested an extension, the Turlock Irrigation District is moving forward with plans to end the 2013 ...

With just one month remaining until the end of the Turlock Irrigation District's 2013 irrigation season, growers shouldn't expect any ...

Another light agenda awaits the Turlock Irrigation District Board of Directors on Tuesday. TID board meetings should pick up steam ...

The Turlock Irrigation District may spend $2 million to prepare an Integrated Water Resources Plan, which would examine all aspects ...

A Turlock Irrigation District policy meant to benefit water-starved farmers may lead to wasted water, TID growers say. On July ...

After a packed agenda a week ago, the Turlock Irrigation District Board of Directors will undertake an extremely light agenda ...

The Turlock Irrigation District will not execute an agreement to purchase irrigation water from the Modesto Irrigation District, TID staff ...

Despite an exceptionally dry winter, even more water could be made available to Turlock Irrigation District customers.

The Turlock Irrigation District enacted a sweeping set of new penalties for irrigation water thieves earlier this month, but it ...

A hay barn has been reported to have caught fire on S. Moffett Road, between W. Bradbury and W. Harding ...

Blue Diamond Growers opened the doors of its state-of-the-art Turlock almond processing facility on Tuesday, bringing hundreds of jobs to ...

Facing down a limited water supply, two consecutive critically dry years, and farmers' complaints of dying crops, Turlock Irrigation District ...

The Turlock Irrigation District could purchase as much as 7,000 acre-feet of surface water from the Modesto Irrigation District on ...

A new, no-nonsense set of penalties awaits growers who steal water from Turlock Irrigation District canals: thousands of dollars in ...

The Turlock Irrigation District Board of Directors is set to recognize retiring employees, create a new pump district, and hear ...

Though an extraordinarily dry year has left Turlock Irrigation District reservoirs well below expected levels, on Tuesday TID Directors will ...

Farmers say a State Water Resources Control Board proposal to send vast quantities of water down local rivers, reducing available ...

In a battle between fish and farmers for Tuolumne River water, the Turlock Irrigation District believes it has science on ...

When the Turlock Irrigation District's 2013 irrigation season kicked-off last week, it came with a flood – both of water, ...

A nearly $1.2 million project to move a mountain – quite literally – to ensure the safety of the Turlock ...

Just days remain until growers in the Turlock Irrigation District will start receiving this year's water allotment. TID staff expect ...

The Stanislaus County Fair has released the deadlines for the Independent Junior Livestock for 2013. The deadlines are as follows ...

A light agenda awaits the Turlock Irrigation District Board of Directors on Tuesday. On Tuesday, Directors are expected to:

Going into its 13th year with over $151,000 awards in student scholarships, the Turlock Chamber of Commerce Ag Luncheon provides ...

Growers served by the Turlock Irrigation District will receive a maximum of 30 inches of water per acre this year, ...

The Turlock Irrigation District Board of Directors on Tuesday will consider approving a 2013 irrigation season which would begin March ...

Tomorrow morning, at 9am, the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) Board of Directors will hold a public hearing during their regularly ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed a case of mad cow disease in a central California dairy cow.

Thanks to better than average rain and snowfall in March and encouraging April numbers, the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) Board ...

The 2012 water year is shaping up to be the driest year on record. Even if conditions change, resulting in ...

The Stanislaus Animal Services Agency received a call by a concerned citizen late Tuesday regarding a property at 9501 S. ...

Persistent dry weather conditions combined with the absence of appreciable rainfall in local forecasts prompted the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) ...

As part of a 15-year capacity expansion strategy, Blue Diamond Growers' Board of Directors approved a plan to purchase 88 ...

The Turlock Irrigation District (TID) Board of Directors approved a resolution on March 1, 2011, authorizing the 2011 irrigation season ...

The irrigation season was extended by the Turlock Irrigation District Board of Directors at Tuesday’s Board meeting.

It’s time again for Turlock FFA’s annual drive thru chicken BBQ.  The proceeds of this fundraiser will go to toward ...

SACRAMENTO — California’s struggling dairy farmers will receive a temporary adjustment in the minimum price of milk, the Department of ...

County Supervisors Vito Chiesa, Jeff Grover, and Jim DeMartini were among Board Members to overturn a Stanislaus County Planning Commission ...

All required Stanislaus County Fair independent exhibitor entry information for market beef is due at the Fair Office no later ...

The Stanislaus County Planning Commission approved a Turlock area golf driving range on March 19th.

TURLOCK – On Tuesday, the Turlock Irrigation District’s Board of Directors approved a resolution to begin the 2009 irrigation season ...

View the Turlock Irrigation District Regular Meeting Agenda on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.

THE TURLOCK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AG COMMITTEE GEARS UP FOR 9TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON.