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An 1873 map shows Tulare Lake prior to shrinkage from large-scale agriculture.. The San Joaquin Valley is the southern half of California's Central Valley. [4] It extends from the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in the north to the Tehachapi Mountains in the south, and from the California coastal ranges (Diablo and Temblor) in the west to the Sierra Nevada in the east.
Wages for cotton pickers in the San Joaquin Valley were set by the Agricultural Labor Bureau, an employers' organization. [10] In 1929, the Great Depression lowered the demand for cotton and many marginal planters lost their assets to Bank of America and others who held the notes. The US government bailed the growers out in 1933, offering them ...
The burning ban stems from Senate Bill 705, legislation signed in 2003 that aimed to phase out agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley by 2010. To appease opponents, the bill contained a ...
The strike wave culminated with the San Joaquin Valley Cotton Strike, the largest strike in the history of American agriculture. More than 47,500 farmworkers participated in the 1933 strikes. Twenty-four of these strikes, involving approximately 37,500 workers, were under the leadership of the Cannery and Agricultural Workers Industrial Union ...
Dennis Falaschi's plea agreement marks a jarring twist in a criminal case that has captivated farmers in the San Joaquin Valley — and raises a host of questions about who, exactly, engineered ...
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Located in the agricultural city of Parlier, California, United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) whose main purpose is to be "committed to the lifetime wellness of our communities by providing accessible, comprehensive quality health care to everyone, including farm worker families and the ...
Sep. 15—STOCKTON — Almonds continued to be San Joaquin County's top agricultural commodity in 2021, despite a 34.6% decrease in value, according to officials. San Joaquin County Agricultural ...