FRESNO STATE Four Fresno State students in the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology were recognized May 5 with area ag scholar awards.
Like many places in the American West dependent on agriculture, Stratford is now a shell of its once vibrant heyday. Ever-rising temperatures and years of drought are making it wither.
Like many places in the American West dependent on agriculture, Stratford is now a shell of its once vibrant heyday. Ever-rising temperatures and years of drought are making it wither.
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March 15, 2021
In April, presumably, when the American Lung Association releases its annual “State of the Air” report (the first one issued in 2000), my expectation is that for fine particulate matter pollution (PM 2.5) averaged over 24 hours and PM 2.5 recorded on an annual basis, the major cities in California’s heartland, the expansive, sprawling San Joaquin Valley with its eight counties housing four million-plus residents, will be ranked
among the worst in the United States for this one pollutant emission as well as for at least one other: ozone, averaged over eight hours. If so, this long-standing trend will indeed be unbroken.
Photo credit: USDA Farming lends itself to spending a lot of time alone. Physically getting together with like-minded people is naturally more difficult in rural America with fewer people nearby, bigger distances to drive, and fewer meeting places. However, building community is important for mental health and continued learning. The internet has been changing the way farmers network and get information for years. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s played a critical role in keeping farmers connected to ag businesses and each other over the last year.
Industry Events Through 2020, many staple industry events were not held in person. Farm Science Review, USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum, and Farm Progress Show were moved online. The 2021 National Farm Machinery Show was cancelled all together.