Renegade Round-up: Rodeo Club at Bakersfield College
By Andrea Prise, Professor, Bakersfield College
Andrea Prise
Professor, Bakersfield College
Have you heard the exciting news? This year, Bakersfield College has started...
The Cattleman’s Corner: Do It Yourself and Find Out
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
There are a fair amount of folks that have been managed by someone who...
Winegrape Grower Nourishes Soil to Combat Drought
By John Beck, Reporter & Documentary Filmmaker
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
When Paul Bernier learned to “dry farm” grapes...
Taxpayer Advocate Laura Avila Announces Endorsement of Sheriff Donny Youngblood
Press Release Provided by Avila For Assessor-Recorder 2022
Kern County Sheriff, Donny Youngblood has endorsed Laura Avila to be the next Kern...
The Wonderful Company Co-owner Lynda Resnick Expands Support for Wonderful College Prep Academy Faculty...
Press Release Provided by The Wonderful Company
On Tuesday, March 22, during her town hall address to Wonderful College Prep Academy (WCPA)...
Local Growers Honored as Citrus Family of the Year
Gless Family’s contributions to be highlighted April 22 in Ivanhoe
Press Release Provided by Farmer Bob’s World
Three generations of the Gless Family...
Ministry Spotlight: StoryRunners
By Joshua Stevens, Faith Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
StoryRunners is a ministry dedicated to church planting in people groups whose cultures are...
PPIC Present Their Perspective on the Future of the Valley to State Legislators
By Scott Hamilton, President, Hamilton Resource Economics
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonpartisan group that provides independent, objective...
Precipitation Prediction with Miles Muzio
By Melissa A. Nagel, Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
On February 23, 2022, the Water Association of Kern County (WAKC) hosted a lunch...
KCFB President’s Message April 2022
By Patty Poire, President, Kern County Farm Bureau
WOW! It’s only been 30 days since I last wrote an article, but it...
KCFB Executive Director’s Report: Spring Forward—and Away We Go!
By Romeo Agbalog, Executive Director, Kern County Farm Bureau
Just a couple of weeks ago we set our clocks an hour ahead...
Young Farmers & Ranchers April Report
By Timothy Collins, Chair, Kern County Young Farmers & Ranchers
Timothy Collins
Chair, Kern County Young Farmers & Ranchers
Last spring, the Young Farmers...
The Bakersfield Sound: The Music That Put Kern on the Map
By Mike McCoy, Executive Director, Kern County Museum
Mike McCoy
Executive Director, Kern County Museum
More than a million Americans were forced to move...
Regenerative Farming Brings Animals Into Orchards
By Lisa McEwen, Reporter
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Benina Montes returned to the family farming operation after graduating from...
The Cattleman’s Corner: The Perfect Cow is Somewhere in the Middle
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
The types of cattlemen fall somewhere along a bell curve; the vast majority are...
Easter
By Andrea Wright, Faith Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
The naming of the celebration “Easter” goes back to the name of a pre-Christian...
Centered on the Gospel: Visiting the Cross: Jesus’ Crucifixion
By Joshua Stevens, Faith Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
This month flocks of Christians will crowd together in churches around the world. From...
Malthusian Trap – Government Style?
KCFB Executive Director’s Report
By Romeo Agbalog, Executive Director, Kern County Farm Bureau
In the 18th century, economist Thomas Robert Malthus proposed a...
KCFB: Young Farmers & Ranchers
By Timothy Collins, Chair, KC Young Farmers & Ranchers
Timothy Collins
Chair, Kern County Young Farmers & Ranchers
The Young Farmers and Ranchers started...
The Cattleman’s Corner: Politics Aside, Is it Effective?
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
OPINION: Judicious businesses are regularly evaluating whether the things they are spending time and...
A Century in Produce: Giumarra Companies
Audrey Hill, Valley Ag Voice
The year was 1922 when the Giumarra Companies began. Since their start at the Los Angeles Union...
2022 National Ag Day Agriculture Council of America Announces 2022 National Ag Day Date...
Press release provide by the Agriculture Council of America
The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) will host National Agriculture Day on March...
Trustee Jeff Flores Highlights High School District Priorities
By Jeff Flores, Kern High School District Trustee
Serving as a Kern High Trustee is a responsibility I take seriously. The lives...
Centered On The Gospel: For What Reason?
By Joshua Stevens, Faith Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
“ut in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to...
Sustainable Kern River Coalition
By Melissa A. Nagel, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
The fight for water in Kern County is a long-standing one that traces...
Profiles in Ag: Lindsey Mebane
By Audrey Hill, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
Growing up a fifth-generation cattle rancher on her family’s cow calf operation in San...
KCFB President’s Message: Engagement is Vital
By Patty Poire, President, Kern County Farm Bureau
Here we are, already in February 2022, and at the time that I am...
KCFB: Young Farmers & Ranchers
By Timothy Collins, Chair, KC Young Farmers & Ranchers
Timothy Collins
Chair, Kern County Young Farmers & Ranchers
The world is a busy place...
RENEGADE ROUND-UP: Bakersfield College Animal Science Institute Naming Honors Memory of Professor and “Pork...
By Cheryl Scott, BC Foundation Executive Director
Cheryl Scott
BC Foundation
Executive Director
The memory of Billy Barnes, beloved Professor of Animal Science and former...
The Pomegranate: Fruit of Myth and Legend
By Mike McCoy, Executive Director, Kern County Museum
Mike McCoy
Executive Director, Kern County Museum
One of the oldest cultivated fruits in the world,...
