Agriculture - The Westside Express

Miano Elementary to host annual Ag Day

by Christina Rocha | Mar 16, 2025 | Agriculture, Education | 0

Miano Elementary School will host its annual Ag Day event on March 7 from 8:20 to 11:30 a.m. Ag...

LBHS agriculture science program students to hold first-ever sausage tasting

by The Westside Express | Mar 15, 2025 | Agriculture, Education | 0

By LENA MAGEEThe Westside Express On March 20, the students of the agricultural food science...

LB FFA Sweethearts deliver 7,000 balloons, raise $29,000

by Rich Matheson | Mar 12, 2025 | Agriculture, Community Service, Fundraisers/Donations | 0

BY LENA MAGEEThe Westside Express This February, the Los Banos Future Farmers of America (FFA)...

Dos Palos Future Farmers of America show spirit

by Jocelyn Morales | Mar 11, 2025 | Agriculture, Education | 0

Future Farmers of America (FFA) week is a national celebration that is observed by various...

Councilmembers, school band and arborist part of this Friday’s Arbor Day event

by The Westside Express | Mar 10, 2025 | Agriculture, Government | 0

BY MARISOL CALDERONSpecial to the Express The program is set for the March 7 Los Banos Arbor Day...

Bird flu in cows, too—the latest facts and advisories

by Kirsten Areias | Jan 30, 2025 | Agriculture | 0

The agriculture rumor mill is alive and well. This time one of the topics is bird flu and...

Merced College awarded $1.5M to transform agricultural education

by James Leonard | Jan 22, 2025 | Agriculture, Education | 0

Merced College has been awarded a $1,514,520 grant as part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants program. This initiative, which recently allocated $65 million to 18 colleges across...

Land values plunge as groundwater law dims farm prospects

by The Westside Express | Nov 1, 2024 | Agriculture | 0

BY CALEB HAMPTON AgAlert The value of farmland in parts of the San Joaquin Valley, California’s...

Best of Firebaugh winners announced

by The Westside Express | Oct 26, 2024 | Agriculture, Entertainment | 0

On Sept. 23, the Firebaugh FFA officer team received the results of the Best of Firebaugh vote....

Tomato Festival car show planned

by Javier Powell | Oct 23, 2024 | Agriculture, Entertainment | 0

For the first time, the Tomato Festival will be hosting a car show at the Los Banos Fairgrounds on Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. As attendees pass the O’Banion building and approach the gates, they’ll see classic cars lined up...