-Editorial The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors discussed the Farm Bureau Total Maximum Daily Load Program funding request at their Oct. 6 meeting. The IID Board discussed as an informational item about the possible continuation of a partnership with the Imperial County Farm Bureau that has been in place …
October, 2020
July, 2020
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16 July
THE XXX WINE HARVEST FESTIVAL IS SUSPENDED
-Editorial In a press release dated July 15, 2020, from the city of Ensenada, Baja California, the ProVino of Baja Committee informed us about the suspension of the XXX Grape Harvest Festivities in Valle de Guadalupe, given that due to the health contingency caused by COVID-19, and they concern to …
March, 2020
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8 March
AgroBaja Celebrates 20 Years Connecting People with Business
-Editorial The biggest Agricultural event in Mexico took place as the 20th annual AgroBaja brought thousands of business people together in the three-day event. From early morning until sundown, thousands of people arrived at AgroBaja to meet face to face with business people, eat delicious food, try the best wine …
April, 2018
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21 April
PHOENIX AGROTECH, AN AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY WHO OFFERS YOU A GREAT OPTION
It’s an Agricultural Biotechnology and services company specializing in date palm, arid, and semi-arid crop tissue culture. Phoenix Agrotech’s Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory is headquartered in Santa Ana, California. They operate a 20,000 sq.ft. plant tissue culture laboratory dedicated to date palm development. Phoenix Agrotech’s farms and greenhouses are located …
January, 2018
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21 January
California Agricultural and Service Worker Act Introduced; State Cannot Afford to Wait on Washington
AB 1885, Practical Approach to an Economic Crisis with Smart Immigration Policy (Sacramento, CA) – Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) heads up a bipartisan coalition of California legislators, united across party lines to tackle a looming economic crisis and severe labor shortages facing vital industries. AB 1885, California Agricultural and Service …
December, 2017
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4 December
Farmworkers enjoy annual breakfast
By: Mario Conde Every farm workers breakfast falls in the coldest day of the winter but that doesn’t stop the annual tradition that celebrates the hard work of the men and women that works in the fields of Imperial Valley. On the morning of December 1st, volunteers from all over …
October, 2017
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31 October
Binational Health Week Ends with Farmworkers Fair
After a month of full activities during Binational Health Week, the Mexican Consulate in Calexico hosted the 15th Annual Farmworkers Health Fair were hundreds of farm workers receive free health screening and a delicious breakfast. The farm workers health fair is the last activity in the binational health month that …
July, 2017
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27 July
GOVERNOR FRANCISCO VEGA AND PRESIDENT ENRIQUE PEÑA NIETO DELIVERED WORKS OF HYDRAULIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN MEXICALI VALLEY
Channel 27 de Enero and lateral channels were inaugurated with an investment of 2.86 billion pesos. There has been an investment of 4,200 million pesos in hydraulic infrastructure in the entity. On Monday, Channel 27 de Enero and lateral channels which work for the irrigation system in this northern region …
April, 2017
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2 April
Migrant workers highly contribute to the economy of Sanctuary Cities and across the United States
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist Migrant workers make a significant contribution to the economy of Sanctuary cities and the United States. Sanctuary Cities in Solidarity with its Migrants. Malibu is declared Sanctuary City of migrants. In rejection of the immigration policies of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, …
May, 2016
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8 May
California Growers Opposed to Lemons From Argentina
The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) is proposing to allow lemons from Argentina. California’s lemon industry worries about disease potential. California’s lemon industry was valued at $596,124,000 in 2014, with Ventura, Riverside, San Diego, Tulare and Kern counties the leading growers. BY: ROBERT RODRIGUEZ California citrus officials are fuming …
