By Geoff Vanden Heuvel, Director of Regulatory & Economic Affairs - Milk Producers Council Water availability is a big deal to a dairy. Without an accessible and relatively clean water supply, dairy farming is not possible. Much of California enjoys a Mediterranean-style climate, where precipitation...

By Don A. Wright To say the Big China Virus of 2020 has caused a great deal of change would be an understatement. Covering district meetings used to mean a drive, often a rather long drive, and sitting in a meeting with others. I didn’t...

By Joel Hastings As established previously setting the meeting for the third Tuesday of the month, the Madera County Board of Supervisors met as the Madera GSAs Board of Directors on November 17, 2020. Chairman Robert Poythress was at the county offices in Madera, as...

The Fresno Irrigation District held its board of directors meeting at its Fresno headquarters on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 remotely by GoToMeetings. There was no messing around at 4:00pm sharp Chairman Ryan Jacobsen called the meeting to order. We saluted the flag. Kassy Chauhan...

The Westlands Water District held its board of directors meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 remotely from its Fresno headquarters on Zoom. It’s 3:00pm where I am and I just had a big plate of ribs. I think it’s only fair to warn you...