Agriculture - The Westside Express

Firebaugh High Ag boosters honor three local businesses

by David Borboa | Apr 26, 2025 | Agriculture, Education | 0

A trio of business persons with long ties to the Westside were honored recently by the Firebaugh...

Merced College to Break Ground on AgTEC Innovation Center

by The Westside Express | Apr 14, 2025 | Agriculture, Education | 0

BY JAMES LEONARDMerced College Merced College will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the highly anticipated AgTEC Innovation Center, a cutting-edge facility that is a core component of the college’s work to revolutionize...

Continued winter storms allow for another boost to state water project deliveries

by The Westside Express | Apr 14, 2025 | Agriculture, Community | 0

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Department of Water Resources announced last week that wet and cold...

Renewed livestock pavilion named for Morning Star Packing Company

by Janet Miller | Apr 1, 2025 | Agriculture | 0

The Morning Star Packing Company Livestock Pavilion is the new name for the junior livestock...

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...