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Monthly Archives: September 2013

Growing California video series – Reedley’s Gold

The next segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Reedley’s Gold,” a story about the olive oil program at Reedley College in Fresno County.

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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Admission Day

http://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=18193 9-9-2013 SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring September 9, 2013 as Admission Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF … Continue reading

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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring September as California Wine Month

http://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=18187 9-3-2013 SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring September, 2013, as California Wine Month in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF … Continue reading

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California Ag Production Exceeds $44 billion in 2012 – From the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service

California’s 80,500 farms and ranches received a record high $44.7 billion for their output last year. The State’s agriculture revenues increased 3 percent for 2012 from the revised 2011 income level of $43.3 billion, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service … Continue reading

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Mother Lode Fairgrounds Serve as Key Community Resource During Rim Fire

As the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park has captured international attention, one of the many problems it has caused is the displacement of a number of Sierra Nevada residents. With emergency shelter options at a premium, the Mother Lode … Continue reading

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Pigs may explain how European hunter-gatherers became farmers – From the Los Angeles Times

In northwestern Europe, hunter-gatherers may have acquired domestic pigs from neighboring agricultural communities, according to a study published (August 27) in the journal Nature Communications. The pigs’ coats might have looked similar to that of this modern-day Bentheimer pig.(Ben Krause-Kyora … Continue reading

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