To protect employees who work with dairy cows and poultry from H5N1 bird flu, farmers should have a basic plan in place, even if their animals are not infected. Such advice and other guidelines were shared during a webinar last month hosted by the California Farm Bureau-affiliated Farm Employers Labor Service, or FELS. Gene Glendenning, […]
Earlier this year, the Tulare County Superior Court released the 2023-2027 Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan | Superior Court of California | County of Tulare). The plan identified initiatives intended to improve access to the court and increase the overall level of service provided to the public, justice partners and court staff. In response to those […]
Independence Day holiday travel at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is expected to begin Friday, June 28 through Sunday, July 7. During this 10-day period, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) projects to screen more than 45,600 departing passengers from FAT. Passenger throughput during this period is 20% greater than at the same time last year. The […]
The City of Visalia unveiled their new logo on their Facebook May 7 and the reaction has been less than positive. Withering criticism has flooded in with comments such as, “This is so sad, it looks like a 5 year old designed it,” and “Just re-checked the calendar…nope, not April 1st.” In just two days […]
Just before 5:00pm East Coast time the New York Manhattan Grand Jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump. This is the first time in United States history that any president or former president has been indicted. President Nixon came close to being indicted but was pardoned by President Gerald Ford before the charges could […]
A joint statement from the Cities of Visalia, Porterville and the County of Tulare Our local reservoirs, Success Lake and Kaweah Lake, are nearing capacity due to the recent rainfall in Tulare County and officials expect both dam spillways to be operational with more rainfall forecasted. Currently, the spillway at Lake Success is operational. The […]
The Visalia Police Department wants to warn the public regarding a computer scam where victims receive a pop-up on their computers that is said to be from “Microsoft Support.” The pop-up provides a 1-800 number to speak with a Microsoft representative. Once on the phone, the scammers convince their victims that their computer accounts have […]
A press release from California Farm Bureau In Endorsing First Democrat of 2022 Election Cycle, CFB Recognizes Fiona Ma’s Long History of Advocacy and Leadership for the Agriculture Economy California State Treasurer Fiona Ma’s campaign for re-election today announced the endorsement of the California Farm Bureau. The endorsement speaks to Treasurer Ma’s long history of […]
As local groundwater sustainability agencies bring groundwater basins into balance under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, several hundred thousand acres of irrigated farmland in the San Joaquin Valley are anticipated to come out of production. Farmers, researchers, government officials and water managers are looking at ways to ease the transition to fallowed ground and mitigate […]
This week, the California Center on Teaching Careers (the Center) – a statewide agency housed at the Tulare County Office of Education – launched a teacher recruitment campaign entitled, “We Want You.” The campaign provides a communications toolkit to assist school districts and communities in attracting new educators to the profession during the state’s acute […]