Agriculture

Big Valley News Central Valley's Independent News Source

BREAKING NEWS:

99 Cents Only Stores Announces Going-Out-of-Busine

Former Madera Mayor and Community Leader Passes at

USPS Celebrates the Former First Lady’s Life and

Fresno Unified School District Completes a 17.5 MW

Former Redevelopment Director Passes: James Tauber

Mary J. Toschi (88)...

“Operation SLO Ride” Dismantles Major Drug Tra

Tulare County Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Marketi

Former Fresno Sleep Clinic Owner Sentenced to 19 M

Federal Jury Convicts Fresno Man of Sexual Exploit

Big Valley Radio - The Sounds of the Central Valley

Crown Homes - Come Home to the Good Life in Madera, Kerman and now Riverstone

Madera Auto Center - We'll Keep You Coming Back

99 Cents Only Stores Announces Going-Out-of-Busine

Former Madera Mayor and Community Leader Passes at

USPS Celebrates the Former First Lady’s Life and

Fresno Unified School District Completes a 17.5 MW

Former Redevelopment Director Passes: James Tauber

Mary J. Toschi (88)...

“Operation SLO Ride” Dismantles Major Drug Tra

Tulare County Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Marketi

Former Fresno Sleep Clinic Owner Sentenced to 19 M

Federal Jury Convicts Fresno Man of Sexual Exploit

Daily News

Tulare Mayor Attacks AG Industry Blaming It for Asthma and Cancer

TULARE – Controversial Tulare Mayor Carlton Jones isn’t one to shy away from a fight and Thursday night he started one with the entire Central Valley agricultural community. The former MMA boxer (1-4 record) turned politician entered into a Facebook conversation with the founder of the “My Job Depends on Ag” movement Erik Wilson where the mayor claimed agriculture not only caused an increase in cancer and disease rates in the Valley but was also a waste of natural resources.

Wilson said he didn’t even know he was chatting with the mayor of Tulare until the next morning. Wilson said, “If it were the mayor of Berkeley I wouldn’t pay it any mind, but the mayor of a Central Valley city in the heart of agriculture?”

California Figs Fit A Healthy Lifestyle

FRESNO - As consumer demand for healthy, convenient and tasty food choices increase, so too does the demand for California Figs. Though an Ancient fruit and beloved for centuries, figs are on the up rise as a go-to snack and ingredient.

"Figs fit a healthy lifestyle because they're portable, delicious and nutritious," says Valerie Waters, celebrity fitness trainer to stars like Jennifer Garner and Cindy Crawford throughout her career. "I encourage my clients to seek out good-for-you food that tastes great so when you see California Figs, buy them!"