Election news:
LaMalfa, Reed top 1st Congressional District [Redding Record Searchlight]
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jun/05/north-state-candidates-vie-top-two-spots-congressi/
Republicans advance in California District 1 Assembly race [Grass Valley Union]
http://www.theunion.com/article/20120606/BREAKINGNEWS/120609866/1066&ParentProfile=1053
Giacomini holds narrow majority to win District 3 race without runoff [Redding Record Searchlight]
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jun/05/three-look-fill-district-3-spot-shasta-county/
Uncounted ballots could still decide outcome of 5th supervisoral district
Debbie Arnold, Adam Hill claim victory in county supervisor races [San Luis Obispo Tribune]
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/06/05/2093781/adam-hill-debbie-arnold-election.html
Controversial Lake County pot measure defeated [Santa Rosa Press Democrat]
Two possible heat deaths probed in Fresno County [Fresno Bee]
State officials are investigating two suspected heat-related deaths in Fresno County. The California Department of Industrial Relations is looking into the death of a 56-year-old farmworker who died Friday after pruning in a pomegranate orchard. The worker, Maximo Lopez Barajas of Fresno, collapsed in heat that exceeded 100 degrees that day….The other case involves an 18-year-old masonry worker, Cory Thomas of Fresno, who was working at a small construction company in Friant on May 9….As part of its investigation, the state will try to determine whether there were any violations of the state's heat illness prevention law.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/06/05/2862856/two-possible-heat-deaths-probed.html
Senate takes up farm bill that changes safety net [Associated Press]
The Senate began consideration Tuesday of a farm and food bill that would bring fundamental changes to how the government protects food growers during hard times, including putting an end to paying farmers regardless of whether they plant a crop. The Senate is expected to spend several weeks on the five-year bill as lawmakers thrash out differences between Northern and Southern farmers over safety net programs and address the costs of the federal food stamp program, which makes up about 80 percent of the $100 billion in annual spending under the legislation. The current farm act expires at the end of September, and getting a new plan in place by then will likely require tough negotiations between the Senate and the House, which is taking a different approach to farm protection programs and seeks deeper cuts than the $23 billion over 10 years envisioned in the Senate bill. The House Agriculture Committee is expected to take up its version later this month.
FDA urged to rethink on antibiotics in animal feed [Reuters]
A federal judge asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reexamine its decision to reject citizen calls to restrict the use of antibiotics in animal feed, court filings showed. The latest ruling is the second such setback for the FDA over concerns that overuse of antibiotics in animal feed is endangering human health by creating antibiotic-resistant "superbugs". In March, a federal court ordered the FDA to begin proceedings to withdraw approval for the use of penicillin and tetracyclines in animal feed unless makers of the drugs can produce evidence that their use is safe.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/05/fda-antibiotics-idUSL3E8H51TE20120605
State's agricultural board echoes farmer concerns about bullet train [Los Angeles Times]
The strong push to begin building California's bullet train by one branch of state government is generating blow back from another branch, as powerful agriculture interests continue to raise concerns about the impact the project will have in the Central Valley. The California State Board of Food and Agriculture voted Tuesday to send a letter to rail authority Chairman Dan Richard, asserting that the bullet train agency had failed to properly address the agricultural industry's concerns. A particular concern is the proposed high-speed rail route, which at various points veers out of highway and utility corridors into farmland, the letter says.
Kings County crop value breaks $2 billion for first time [Fresno Bee]
High crop prices and more acres planted pushed Kings County's 2011 farm values 29% higher than the previous year -- and over the $2 billion mark for the first time ever….Michael Miya, nut farmer and president of the Kings County Farm Bureau, said a robust export market has helped drive the growth in the county's nut crops. "And we are still seeing new acreage being developed," Miya said….Although milk remained Kings County's highest-value commodity, dairy operators were not exactly celebrating.…"We may have done well in gross income, but lousy in terms of net income," said Hanford dairymen Dino Giacomazzi. "It was just not a good year for us because our costs have become so high."
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/06/05/2862104/kings-county-crop-value-breaks.html#storylink=misearch
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